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(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
ANIMALIA
(animals)
EUMETAZOA
(metazoans)
BILATERIA
(bilaterally symmetrical animals)
DEUTEROSTOMIA
(deuterostomes)
CHORDATA
(vertebrates)
EUCHORDATA
(vertebrates)
GNATHOSTOMATA
(jawed craniates)
REPTILIA
(reptiles)
CHELONIA
(turtles and tortoises)
TESTUDINIDAE
(tortoises)

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TESTUDINIDAE (tortoises)

Suggested Literature

General Works

Parasitology

Avery, R.A., 1974 Identification of Animal Parasites

TESTUDINIDAE may also be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)		 Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)		 ANIMALIA
(animals)		 EUMETAZOA
(metazoans)		 CHORDATA
(vertebrates)		 EUCHORDATA
(vertebrates)		 GNATHOSTOMATA
(jawed craniates)		 REPTILIA
(reptiles)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with TESTUDINIDAE:

caecum caecum is endoparasitised by Atractis dactyluris - a nematode Avery, R.A., 1974
caecum caecum is endoparasitised by Tachygonetria - a genus of nematodes Avery, R.A., 1974
colon colon is endoparasitised by Tachygonetria - a genus of nematodes Avery, R.A., 1974
intestine intestine is endoparasitised by Angusticaecum holopterum - a nematode Avery, R.A., 1974
intestine intestine is endoparasitised by Atractis dactyluris - a nematode Avery, R.A., 1974
leg (hind) leg (hind) has blood sucked by adult Hyalomma aegyptium - Tortoise Tick (Ixodida: Ixodidae) Avery, R.A., 1974
leg (hind) leg (hind) has blood sucked by larva Hyalomma aegyptium - Tortoise Tick (Ixodida: Ixodidae) Avery, R.A., 1974
neck neck has blood sucked by adult Hyalomma aegyptium - Tortoise Tick (Ixodida: Ixodidae) Avery, R.A., 1974
neck neck has blood sucked by larva Hyalomma aegyptium - Tortoise Tick (Ixodida: Ixodidae) Avery, R.A., 1974
skin skin has blood sucked by adult Hyalomma aegyptium - Tortoise Tick (Ixodida: Ixodidae) Avery, R.A., 1974
skin skin has blood sucked by larva Hyalomma aegyptium - Tortoise Tick (Ixodida: Ixodidae) Avery, R.A., 1974

Testudinidae may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

ANIMALIA
(animals)		 CHORDATA
(vertebrates)		 EUCHORDATA
(vertebrates)		 REPTILIA
(reptiles)

References

Avery, R.A., 1974 Identification of Animal Parasites
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