New distributional data on Haemogregarina stepanowi (Apicomplexa) and Placobdella costata (Hirudinea) parasitising the Sicilian pond turtle Emys trinacris (Testudines)

The host-parasite system “Emys trinacris – Placobdella costata – Haemogregarina stepanowi” is known for Sicily, but scarce information is available to date about the distribution of the two parasites on the island. Therefore, an extensive sampling effort through visual census and collection and ana...

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Autores principales:	Rita Scardino, Marco Arculeo, Vincenzo Arizza, Giuseppe Bazan, Mario Lo Valvo, Federico Marrone, Luca Vecchioni
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Publicado:	PAGEPress Publications 2021
Materias:	blood parasites, conservation, Emydidae, Glossiphoniidae, Haemogregarinidae Botany QK1-989 Geology QE1-996.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:27c82bc9ea7540819abd22e34e5f010a2021-11-18T15:27:28ZNew distributional data on <em>Haemogregarina stepanowi</em> (Apicomplexa) and <em>Placobdella costata</em> (Hirudinea) parasitising the Sicilian pond turtle <em>Emys trinacris</em> (Testudines)10.4081/nhs.2022.5442385-04422385-0922https://doaj.org/article/27c82bc9ea7540819abd22e34e5f010a2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://sisn.pagepress.org/index.php/nhs/article/view/544https://doaj.org/toc/2385-0442https://doaj.org/toc/2385-0922 The host-parasite system “Emys trinacris – Placobdella costata – Haemogregarina stepanowi” is known for Sicily, but scarce information is available to date about the distribution of the two parasites on the island. Therefore, an extensive sampling effort through visual census and collection and analysis of blood smears of the endemic Sicilian pond turtle E. trinacris was carried out in 46 water bodies scattered throughout mainland Sicily. Our findings revealed that the distribution of both parasites is limited to the Nebrodi area, where the infection of H. stepanowi has shown a high incidence on the local turtle populations. Our data suggest no correlation between the current distribution of the two parasite species and environmental features. The current distribution of H. stepanowi and P. costata seems not to be relictual, but rather the outcome of a recent colonisation process. Considering the possible negative impact of both H. stepanowi and P. costata on their turtle host, their long-term effect on E. trinacris should be investigated. Rita ScardinoMarco ArculeoVincenzo ArizzaGiuseppe BazanMario Lo ValvoFederico MarroneLuca VecchioniPAGEPress Publicationsarticleblood parasites, conservation, Emydidae, Glossiphoniidae, HaemogregarinidaeBotanyQK1-989GeologyQE1-996.5ENNatural History Sciences (2021)
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topic	blood parasites, conservation, Emydidae, Glossiphoniidae, Haemogregarinidae Botany QK1-989 Geology QE1-996.5
spellingShingle	blood parasites, conservation, Emydidae, Glossiphoniidae, Haemogregarinidae Botany QK1-989 Geology QE1-996.5 Rita Scardino Marco Arculeo Vincenzo Arizza Giuseppe Bazan Mario Lo Valvo Federico Marrone Luca Vecchioni New distributional data on <em>Haemogregarina stepanowi</em> (Apicomplexa) and <em>Placobdella costata</em> (Hirudinea) parasitising the Sicilian pond turtle <em>Emys trinacris</em> (Testudines)
description	The host-parasite system “Emys trinacris – Placobdella costata – Haemogregarina stepanowi” is known for Sicily, but scarce information is available to date about the distribution of the two parasites on the island. Therefore, an extensive sampling effort through visual census and collection and analysis of blood smears of the endemic Sicilian pond turtle E. trinacris was carried out in 46 water bodies scattered throughout mainland Sicily. Our findings revealed that the distribution of both parasites is limited to the Nebrodi area, where the infection of H. stepanowi has shown a high incidence on the local turtle populations. Our data suggest no correlation between the current distribution of the two parasite species and environmental features. The current distribution of H. stepanowi and P. costata seems not to be relictual, but rather the outcome of a recent colonisation process. Considering the possible negative impact of both H. stepanowi and P. costata on their turtle host, their long-term effect on E. trinacris should be investigated.
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author	Rita Scardino Marco Arculeo Vincenzo Arizza Giuseppe Bazan Mario Lo Valvo Federico Marrone Luca Vecchioni
author_facet	Rita Scardino Marco Arculeo Vincenzo Arizza Giuseppe Bazan Mario Lo Valvo Federico Marrone Luca Vecchioni
author_sort	Rita Scardino
title	New distributional data on <em>Haemogregarina stepanowi</em> (Apicomplexa) and <em>Placobdella costata</em> (Hirudinea) parasitising the Sicilian pond turtle <em>Emys trinacris</em> (Testudines)
title_short	New distributional data on <em>Haemogregarina stepanowi</em> (Apicomplexa) and <em>Placobdella costata</em> (Hirudinea) parasitising the Sicilian pond turtle <em>Emys trinacris</em> (Testudines)
title_full	New distributional data on <em>Haemogregarina stepanowi</em> (Apicomplexa) and <em>Placobdella costata</em> (Hirudinea) parasitising the Sicilian pond turtle <em>Emys trinacris</em> (Testudines)
title_fullStr	New distributional data on <em>Haemogregarina stepanowi</em> (Apicomplexa) and <em>Placobdella costata</em> (Hirudinea) parasitising the Sicilian pond turtle <em>Emys trinacris</em> (Testudines)
title_full_unstemmed	New distributional data on <em>Haemogregarina stepanowi</em> (Apicomplexa) and <em>Placobdella costata</em> (Hirudinea) parasitising the Sicilian pond turtle <em>Emys trinacris</em> (Testudines)
title_sort	new distributional data on <em>haemogregarina stepanowi</em> (apicomplexa) and <em>placobdella costata</em> (hirudinea) parasitising the sicilian pond turtle <em>emys trinacris</em> (testudines)
publisher	PAGEPress Publications
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/27c82bc9ea7540819abd22e34e5f010a
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New distributional data on <em>Haemogregarina stepanowi</em> (Apicomplexa) and <em>Placobdella costata</em> (Hirudinea) parasitising the Sicilian pond turtle <em>Emys trinacris</em> (Testudines)

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