Table 1.
Biometric data and results of analyses for Caretta caretta positive for spirorchiid infection
| ID | SCL (cm) | BCS | Sex | mtDNA haplotype | Examination for spirorchiid eggs | Examination for adult flukesa | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stool samples | Spleen samples | ||||||||
| Egg type | Molecular identificationb | Egg type | Detection and morphological identification | Molecular identification | |||||
| 23451 | 83 | 3 | F | CC - A2.1 | Type 1 | H. mistroides | nd | nd | nd |
| 27177 | 55 | 1 | F | CC - A2.1 | Type 1 | H. mistroides | Type 1 | Negative | nd |
| 32010 | 55 | 2 | M | CC - A2.1 | Type 1 | H. mistroides | nd | nd | nd |
| 55775 | 40 | 2 | M | CC - A2.1 | Type 1 | H. mistroides | nd | Negative | nd |
| 56275 | 71 | 2 | F | CC - A2.1 | Type 1 | Negative | nd | Negative | nd |
| 56284 | 52 | 2 | F | CC - A2.8 | Type 1 | H. mistroides | Type 1 | Negative | nd |
| 56300 | 61 | 2 | F | CC - A2.1 | Type 1 | H. mistroides | Type 1 | Hapalotrema sp. | H. mistroides |
| 56301 | 49 | 2 | F | CC - A2.1 | Type 1 | H. mistroides | Negative | Negative | nd |
| 56365 | 53 | 2 | M | CC - A2.1 | Type 1 | H. mistroides | Negative | Negative | nd |
| 57391 | nd | 1 | F | CC - A2.1 | Type 3 | Neospirorchis sp. | Negative | Negative | nd |
| 58955 | 75 | 2 | F | CC - A2.1 | Type 1 | H. mistroides | Type 1 | Negative | nd |
| 61468 | 61 | 1 | M | CC - A2.1 | Type 1 + 3 | Negative | Type 1 | Negative | nd |
| 61467 | 45 | 2 | F | CC - A2.1 | Type 1 + 3 | H. mistroides and Neospirorchis sp. | Type 1 | Hapalotrema sp. | H. mistroides |
| 61733 | 35 | 3 | F | CC - A2.1 | Type 1 | Negative | Type 1 | Negative | nd |
| 61918 | 69 | 2 | M | CC - A2.1 | Type 3 | Neospirorchis sp. | Type 3 | Negative | nd |
| 62452 | 64.5 | 2 | F | CC – A32.1 | Type 1 + 3 | H. mistroides and Neospirorchis sp. | nd | Negative | nd |
| 62955 | 68 | 2 | F | CC - A2.1 | Type 1 | H. mistroides | Type 1 | Negative | nd |
| 63355 | 77 | 2 | M | CC - A2.1 | Type 1 + 3 | H. mistroides and Neospirorchis sp. | Type 1 | Hapalotrema sp. | H. mistroides |
| 62953 | 51.5 | 2 | F | CC - A2.1 | Type 1 + 3 | H. mistroides and Neospirorchis sp. | Type 1 | Hapalotrema sp. | H. mistroides |
| 63475 | 63 | 1 | F | CC - A2.1 | Type 1 | H. mistroides | Type 1 | Hapalotrema sp. | H. mistroides |
| 63477 | 59 | 2 | M | CC - A2.1 | Type 1 | H. mistroides | Type 1 | Negative | nd |
| 64893 | 43 | 2 | M | nd | Type 1 | H. mistroides | Type 1 | Negative | nd |
| 64985 | 51 | 2 | M | nd | Type 1 | H. mistroides | nd | Hapalotrema sp. | H. mistroides |
| 65004 | 35 | 3 | M | nd | Type 1 | H. mistroides | Type 1 | nd | nd |
| 65734 | 58 | 2 | F | nd | Type 1 + 3 | H. mistroides | nd | Negative | nd |
| 65735 | 73 | 1 | F | nd | Type 1 + 3 | H. mistroides and Neospirorchis sp. | Type 1 | Negative | nd |
| 65000 | 80 | 2 | F | nd | Type 1 | H. mistroides | Type 1 | Negative | nd |
| 65225 | 44 | 2 | F | nd | Type 1 + 3 | H. mistroides and Neospirorchis sp. | Negative | nd | |
Abbreviations: ID host identification code, SCL straight carapace length, BCS body condition score, nd not determined
a In the cardiovascular system
bMolecular analyses in mixed infections were performed on eggs isolated directly from the intestinal wall