| Telorchis clemmydis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Trematoda |
| Order: | Plagiorchiida |
| Family: | Telorchiidae |
| Genus: | Telorchis |
| Species: | T. clemmydis |
| Binomial name | |
| Telorchis clemmydis Yamaguti, 1933 | |
Telorchis clemmydis is a species of flukes in the genus Telorchis found in Asian freshwater turtles, mainly of the family Geoemydidae.
Host species
- Mauremys japonica (gall bladder and intestines)
- Cuora amboinensis (intestine)
- Heosemys grandis (intestine)
- Mauremys reevesii (intestine)
- Orlitia borneensis (intestine)
References
- Yamaguti, Satyu (1933). "Studies on the helminth fauna of Japan, Part 1. Trematodes of birds, reptiles and mammals". Japanese Journal of Zoology. 5: 72–74.
- Vet Med Part 8: Trematoda and Trematode Diseases. 1968.
- Murray, R. A., Dronen, N. O., & Blend, C. K. (2004). Endohelminths from five rare species of turtles (Bataguridae) from southeast Asia confiscated by international authorities in Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China. Zootaxa, 786(1), 1-12.
- Neely, W. J., Freeman, J. M., Greiner, E. C., & Dronen, N. O. (2017). A Sample of Endohelminths from Four Species of Malaysian Freshwater Turtles (Geoemydidae) Confiscated in 2001 by Authorities in Hong Kong, People's Republic of China. Comparative Parasitology, 84(2), 201-205.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Telorchis clemmydis | |