New records of endohelminths of the alligator snapping turtle (Macroclemys temminckii) from Arkansas and Louisiana, USA
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Viscera were collected from alligator snapping turtles, Macroclemys temminckii (Harlan), caught by commercial trappers in Arkansas and Louisiana. A total of 1,708 parasites were recovered from 44 turtles. Endohelminths identified were 4 species of nematodes (Brevimulticaecum tenuicolle Rudolphi, Falcaustra chelydrae Harwood, Falcaustra wardi Mackin, and Serpinema trispinosus Leidy) and 3 species of acanthocephalans (Neoechinorhynchus chrysemydis Cable and Hopp, Neoechinorhynchus emydis Leidy, and Neoechinorhynchus pseudemydis Cable and Hopp). All but F. chelydrae are new records for Macroclemys temminckii.
