Table 4

Polystome species and haplotypic diversity among American (Apalone ferox, A. spinifera, Chelydra serpentina, Chrysemys picta, Graptemys pseudogeographica, Kinosternon baurii, Pseudemys concinna, P. floridana, P. nelsoni, P. peninsularis and Trachemys scripta) and Mediterranean (Emys orbicularis and Mauremys leprosa) turtle species across natural North American and Mediterranean freshwater environments, as well as in outdoor turtle enclosures.

Host species Polystome species Infection site COI Haplotype Geographical area and location in brackets
American turtles
Apalone ferox Apaloneotrema moleri Conjunctival sacs H189 Florida (loc8Fl)
H190 Florida (loc17Fl)
Polystomoides rugosus Oral cavity H159 Florida (loc8Fl)
H160 Florida (loc17Fl)
Apalone spinifera Polystomoides sp1 Oral cavity H1 Indiana
H2 France (loc22Fc)
Chelydra serpentina Fornixtrema elizabethae Conjunctival sacs H176 North Carolina (loc6NC)
Fornixtrema spA Conjunctival sacs H112 North Carolina (loc6NC)
Fornixtrema spF Conjunctival sacs H3 Nebraska
Chrysemys picta Fornixtrema elizabethae Conjunctival sacs H22 Connecticut (loc1Co)
H109 North Carolina (loc5NC)
H110 North Carolina (loc5NC)
H111 New York (loc1NY)
H175 North Carolina (loc5NC)
H176 North Carolina (loc5NC)
Polystomoides orbicularis Urinary bladder H9 Indiana
H10 Indiana
H103 North Carolina (loc5NC)
Polystomoides oris Oral cavity H11 Indiana
H12 Indiana
H97 Connecticut (loc1Co) & New York (loc1NY)
H98 New York (loc1NY)
H99 North Carolina (loc5NC)
H156 North Carolina (loc2NC)
Graptemys Fornixtrema spB Conjunctival sacs H21 Indiana
pseudogeographica
Kinosternon baurii Fornixtrema elizabethae Conjunctival sacs H175 North Carolina (loc5NC)
Fornixtrema spE Conjunctival sacs H191 Florida (loc1Fl)
Polystomoidella whartoni Urinary bladder H192 North Carolina (loc2NC)
H193 Florida (loc1Fl)
Polystomoidella sp1 Urinary bladder H23 Florida (loc15Fl)
Pseudemys concinna Fornixtrema spC Conjunctival sacs H184 Florida (loc5Fl)
Fornixtrema spD Conjunctival sacs H187 Florida (loc3Fl)
H188 Florida (loc5Fl)
Uteropolystomoides multifalx Oral cavity H145 Florida (loc2Fl)
H146 Florida (loc2Fl & loc5Fl)
H147 Florida (loc2Fl)
H148 Florida (loc3Fl & loc5Fl)
Pseudemys floridana Uteropolystomoides multifalx Oral cavity H145 Florida (loc1Fl)
H147 Florida (loc1Fl)
Pseudemys nelsoni Fornixtrema spC Conjunctival sacs H185 Florida (loc1Fl)
Uteropolystomoides multifalx Oral cavity H43 Florida (loc14Fl)
Pseudemys peninsularis Fornixtrema spC Conjunctival sacs H180 Florida (loc7Fl)
H181 Florida (loc5Fl)
H182 Florida (loc5Fl)
H183 Florida (loc5Fl)
Fornixtrema spD Conjunctival sacs H186 Florida (loc5Fl)
Polystomoides scriptanus Oral cavity H153 Florida (loc5Fl)
Trachemys scripta Fornixtrema elizabethae* Conjunctival sacs H174 North Carolina (loc1NC)
Fornixtrema spA* Conjunctival sacs H177 Florida (loc9Fl)
H178 Florida (loc1Fl)
H179 North Carolina (loc1NC)
Fornixtrema spB Conjunctival sacs H21 France (loc18Fc)
H38 France (loc22Fc)
H114 France (loc22Fc)
Polystomoides orbicularis* Urinary bladder H20 France (loc19Fc & loc22Fc)
H37 France (loc20Fc)
H48 Florida (loc9Fl & loc15Fl)
H81 France (loc19Fc)
H104 North Carolina (loc3NC)
H171 Florida (loc3Fl)
H172 Florida (loc1Fl)
H173 North Carolina (loc6NC)
Polystomoides sp3* Urinary bladder H17 France (loc22Fc)
H45 Indiana
H46 Kansas
Polystomoides sp4 Urinary bladder H18 France (loc18Fc & loc20Fc)
Polystomoides oris Oral cavity H15 France (loc22Fc)
H115 France (loc3Fc)
Polystomoides scriptanus* Oral cavity H35 France (loc22Fc)
H50 Florida (loc15Fl)
H51 Florida (loc15Fl)
H107 North Carolina (loc8NC)
H118 North Carolina (loc7NC & loc8NC)
H153 Florida (loc1Fl)
H154 Florida (loc13Fl)
H155 Florida (loc13Fl)
Polystomoides soredensis* Oral cavity H16 France (loc19Fc)
H47 Indiana
H49 Maine
H64 North Carolina (loc1NC, loc3NC & loc4NC) & France (loc10Fc)
H77 France (loc20Fc)
H149 North Carolina (loc1NC, loc4NC & loc6NC)
H150 North Carolina (loc1NC)
H151 Florida (loc1Fl)
H152 North Carolina (loc3NC)
Polystomoides sp2* Oral cavity H157 North Carolina (loc1NC)
H158 North Carolina (loc1NC)
Polystomatidae sp1 Unknown H91 France (loc4Fc & loc18Fc)
Polystomatidae sp2 Unknown H55 France (loc22Fc)
Mediterranean turtles
Emys orbicularis Fornixtrema elizabethae Conjunctival sacs H22 France (loc22Fc)
Fornixtrema spB Conjunctival sacs H21 France (loc16Fc, loc17Fc &22Fc)
Polystomoides sp3 Urinary bladder H17 France (loc3Fc & loc22Fc)
Polystomoides sp4 Urinary bladder H18 France (loc16Fc & loc24Fc)
H96 France (loc5Fc & loc24Fc)
Polystomoides ocellatus Oral cavity H67 France (loc5Fc, loc24Fc, loc25Fc & loc26Fc) & Spain (Estanya & La Alfranca)
H89 Algeria (El Kala)
Polystomoides oris Oral cavity H14 France (loc6Fc & loc22Fc)
H15 France (loc1Fc, loc2Fc, loc14Fc, loc22Fc, loc24Fc & loc26Fc) & Spain (Berroya & Sastoya)
H63 France (loc8Fc)
Polystomoides soredensis Oral cavity H16 France (loc22Fc)
Polystomoides sp5 Oral cavity H66 Spain (Arielz, Bardenas, Berroya, Caparroso, Gallipienzo, La Alfranca, Murillo El Fruto, Pina de Ebro, Sastoya & Ujué)
H68 France (loc7Fc & loc9Fc)
H95 Spain (Porriño & artificial site Betanzos)
Polystomatidae sp1 Unknown H36 France (loc8Fc, loc13Fc & Loc15Fc)
H53 France (loc 11Fc & loc12Fc)
H91 France (loc18Fc)
Mauremys leprosa Fornixtrema elizabethae Conjunctival sacs H22 France (loc22Fc)
H39 France (loc22Fc)
Fornixtrema spB Conjunctival sacs H21 France (loc17Fc, loc18Fc, loc19Fc, loc22Fc & loc23Fc)
H38 France (loc22Fc)
H40 France (loc22Fc)
H57 France (loc17Fc)
H83 France (loc23Fc)
Polystomoides euzeti Urinary bladder H31 Spain (Merdanc & Orlina) & Algeria (El Amra, Oued Rhiou & Rouina)
H32 Spain (Orlina) & France (loc21Fc & loc22Fc)
H70 Algeria (Réghaïa)
H87 Algeria (Rouina)
H100 Morocco (Ahl Souss)
H101 Morocco (Ben Ahmed)
H102 Morocco (Ben Ahmed)
H116 France (loc6Fc)
Polystomoides orbicularis Urinary bladder H19 France (loc22Fc) & Spain (Orlina)
H20 France (loc19Fc & loc22Fc)
H37 France (loc19Fc, loc20Fc & loc22Fc)
Polystomoides sp3 Urinary bladder H17 Spain (Anyet)
H80 Spain (Anyet)
Polystomoides sp4 Urinary bladder H18 France (loc23Fc)
Polystomoides oris Oral cavity H14 France (loc22Fc)
H15 France (loc22Fc)
H33 France (loc22Fc)
H34 France (loc22Fc)
Polystomoides scriptanus Oral cavity H35 France (loc22Fc)
Polystomoides soredensis Oral cavity H16 France (loc19Fc & loc20Fc)
H77 France (loc20Fc)
Polystomoides tunisiensis Oral cavity H25 Algeria (Oued Rhiou & Rouina)
H26 France (loc19Fc)
H27 France (loc22Fc)
H28 France (loc22Fc)
H29 France (loc22Fc)
H30 France (loc21Fc)
H59 France (loc3Fc) & Spain (Anyet, La Alfranca, Merdanc & Orlina)
H65 Morocco (Ben Ahmed)
H69 Algeria (Rouina)
H78 Spain (Anyet & Orlina)
H82 Spain (Anyet, Merdanc & Orlina)
H85 Algeria (El Amra)
H105 Algeria (El Kala)
H106 Algeria (Constantine)
Polystomatidae sp1 Unknown H36 France (loc22Fc)

Note. GPS coordinates for American and French localities are specified in Table 1, while GPS coordinates for other localities (Spain, Morocco and Algeria) can be retrieved in Meyer et al. [35] and Héritier et al. [22]. Polystomatidae sp1 and Polystomatidae sp2 could not be classified at the genus level as no adult worms were extracted from infected turtles. Underlined polystome species refer to polystomes that are shared between T. s. elegans and the two native freshwater turtles E. orbicularis and M. leprosa in Southern Europe. Polystome species labeled with an asterisk refer to polystomes found within American populations of T. s. elegans.

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