Table 2

List of North American turtle species investigated for polystomes in 2015 and 2018 (for those not listed in [5]), with location, prevalence of infection, infection site of polystomes and total number of worms collected after dissection.

Host species State Year of collection Location Number of turtles infected/examined Type of eggs Number of dissected turtles Infection site of polystomes Number of worms collected
Apalone spinifera North Carolina 2015 loc10NC 0/1 0
Chelydra serpentina New York 2015 loc1NY 0/9 0
C. serpentina North Carolina 2015 loc4NC 0/1 0
C. serpentina North Carolina 2015 loc6NC 1/1 Long 1 Conjunctival sacs 5
C. serpentina North Carolina 2015 loc8NC 0/2 0
C. serpentina North Carolina 2015 loc9NC 0/1 0
C. serpentina North Carolina 2015 loc10NC 0/1 0
C. serpentina North Carolina 2015 loc11NC 0/1 0
C. serpentina Florida 2018 loc3Fl 0/3 0
C. serpentina Florida 2018 loc5Fl 0/1 0
C. serpentina Florida 2018 loc9Fl 1/2 Long 0
C. serpentina Florida 2018 loc12Fl 0/1 0
C. serpentina Florida 2018 loc16Fl 0/13 0
Chrysemys picta Connecticut 2015 loc1Co 2/2 Round 1 Oral cavity 2
C. picta Connecticut 2015 loc2Co 1/11 Round 0
C. picta New York 2015 loc1NY 3/23 Round & long 3 Oral cavity conjunctival sacs 3-0-1
0-2-0
C. picta North Carolina 2015 loc4NC 0/2 0
C. picta North Carolina 2015 loc5NC 3/22 Round & long 2 Oral cavity urinary bladder conjunctival sacs 1-5
0-4
1-5
C. picta North Carolina 2015 loc6NC 0/8 0
C. picta North Carolina 2015 loc7NC 0/1 0
C. picta North Carolina 2015 loc9NC 0/1 0
C. picta North Carolina 2015 loc12NC 0/1 0
C. picta North Carolina 2015 loc13NC 0/5 0
Chrysemys sp. New York 2015 loc1NY 0/1 0
Sternotherus minor Florida 2018 loc3Fl 0/25 0
S. minor Florida 2018 loc12Fl 0/1 0
Sternotherus odoratus Florida 2018 loc1Fl 0/1 0
S. odoratus Florida 2018 loc5Fl 0/1 0
Trachemys scripta New York 2015 loc1NY 0/1 1 0
T. scripta North Carolina 2015 loc5NC 0/1 0
T. scripta North Carolina 2015 loc6NC 0/1 0
T. scripta North Carolina 2015 loc7NC 1/1 Round 0
T. scripta North Carolina 2015 loc8NC 2/7 Round 1 Oral cavity 8
T. scripta North Carolina 2015 loc10NC 3/7 Round 2 Urinary bladder 1-1
Kinosternon baurii North Carolina 2015 loc5NC 1/2 Long 1 Conjunctival sacs 1
K. baurii North Carolina 2015 loc10NC 0/9 0
K. baurii North Carolina 2015 loc13NC 0/1 0
K. baurii North Carolina 2018 loc2NC 2/4 Round 2 Urinary bladder 8-32
K. baurii North Carolina 2018 loc3NC 0/1 0
K. baurii Florida 2018 loc1Fl 5/16 Round & long 3 Urinary bladder 6-0
Conjunctival sacs 0-7
K. baurii Florida 2018 loc12Fl 0/2 0
K. baurii Florida 2018 loc15Fl 1/2 Long 0
K. baurii Florida 2018 loc16Fl 1/1 Long 1 Conjunctival sacs 7
Pseudemys concinna North Carolina 2015 loc4NC 0/1 0

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