Table 3 Number and percentage of positive tortoises regarding infection with gastrointestinal endoparasites (total n =Â 1005; 459 positive and 546 negative)
Parasite species | No. of positive (%) | Host species (n) |
|---|---|---|
Oxyurid nematode (Tachygonetria sp.) | 434 (43.2) | T. hermanni (248); unknown species (94); T. marginata (28); T. graeca (21); T. horsfieldii (19); Stigmochelys pardialis (5); Centrochelys sulcata (5); Geochelone elegans (4); Chelonoidis carbonaria (2); T. kleinmanni (2); Pyxis arachnoides (2); Malacochersus tornieri (1); Chersina angulate (1); Aldabrachelys gigantea (1); Astrochelys radiata (1) |
Ascarid nematode (Angusticaecum sp.) | 12 (0.01) | T. hermanni (5); unknown species (5); Stigmochelys pardalis (1); C. sulcata (1) |
Hexamita sp. | 7 (0.007) | T. hermanni (5); Geochelone elegans (1); Chelonoidis carbonaria (1) |
Balantidium sp (cysts) | 7 (0.007) | T. hermanni (5); C. sulcata (1); Geochelone platynota (1) |
Trichomonas sp. | 4 (0.004) | T. hermanni (4) |
Strongyloid nematode (Strongyloides sp.) | 3 (0.003) | unknown species (2); Geochelone elegans (1) |
Entamoeba sp. (cysts) | 5 (0.005) | T. hermanni (1); Geochelone elegans (1); Chelonoidis carbonaria (1); unknown species (1) |
Heterakid nematodes | 1 (0.001) | Geochelone elegans (1) |
Hartmanella sp. (Limax amoeba) | 1 (0.001) | Geochelone elegans (1) |
Blastocystis sp. | 2 (0.002) | T. hermanni (1); Geochelone elegans (1) |
Facultative pathogen flagellates (Trimitus sp.) | 2 (0.002) | T. horsfieldii (1); Geochelone elegans (1) |