Role of Trachemys scripta elegans in polystome (Platyhelminthes, Monogenea, Polystomatidae) spillover and spillback following the trade of freshwater turtles in southern Europe and North America

The red-eared slider, Trachemys scripta elegans (Wied, 1938), has been introduced worldwide, partly because of the exotic pet trade in the 1980s and 1990s. When T. s. elegans is released or escapes into natural environments, it often establishes new feral populations due to its tolerance for a varie...

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Main Authors: Verneau Olivier, Quinn Dennis, Smith Kevin G., Malone John H., du Preez Louis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2025-01-01
Series:Parasite
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Online Access:https://www.parasite-journal.org/articles/parasite/full_html/2025/01/parasite240132/parasite240132.html
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