Life cycles of spirorchiids that infect the vascular system of turtles are poorly understood.
Few life cycles of these blood flukes have been elucidated and all intermediate hosts …

Blood flukes of the family Spirorchiidae are significant pathogens of both free-ranging and
captive marine turtles. Despite a significant proportion of marine turtle mortality being …

Spirorchiid trematodes or blood flukes of sea turtles have been known to science for nearly
150 years. Like related parasites, such as schistosomes, of mammals, birds, and other taxa …

Forty‐seven nesting green turtles (Chelonia mydas) were examined for parasitic pathogens.
Four species of cardiovascular flukes (Digenea: Spirorchiidae), Learedius learedi …

Trematodes belonging to the family Spirorchiidae are blood parasites mainly of turtles with a
worldwide distribution. These flukes were recently reported in some marine turtles from …

The prevalence of spirorchiid fluke infections of marine turtles is high and may cause the
death of the hosts throughout their ranges. Virtually nothing has been reported regarding the …

Abstract Neospirorchis (Digenea:“Spirorchiidae”) are blood flukes of sea turtles. Trematodes
tentatively identified as Neospirorchis sp. infect various sites within sea turtles inhabiting …

The life cycle of Spirorchis scripta was established in the laboratory using eggs from the
lungs of Chrysemys picta taken from Lullwater Lake on the campus of Emory University …

Marine spirorchiid trematodes are associated with morbidity and mortality in sea turtles
worldwide. The intermediate hosts remain unknown, and discovery efforts are hindered by …

The importance of disease-mediated invasions and the role of parasite spillover as a
substantial threat to the conservation of global biodiversity are now well known. Although …