That seems to be the turtles¹ esophageal papillae. http://www.seaturtle.org/imagelib/?photo=7050
http://www.ivis.org/advances/wyneken/12.pdf?LA=1 On 9/1/15, 8:40 PM, "Malcolm McCallum" <[email protected]> wrote: > See below message if you have a clue! > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Alessandra Bielli <[email protected]> > Date: Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 3:08 PM > Subject: Re: [CTURTLE] Unidentified organism in Olive ridley digestive tract > To: [email protected] > > > Thanks Jesus, > > Here's the link with the pictures, let me know if it works. > > https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-8JenCf0YOmUWhJVEpaOHpQdVE > > https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-8JenCf0YOmUjJxRDhXaUVsTlk > > Alessandra Bielli > Volunteers coordinator > Parque El Hawaii > Wildlife Rescue and Conservation Association (ARCAS) > www.arcasguatemala.org <http://www.arcasguatemala.org/> > (502) 40306067 > > On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 12:29 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi >> >> Cturtle does not allow attachments. Can you please send a link >> addressing to the pictures?. >> >> Cheers >> >> J >> >> >> >>> > Dear CTurtlers, >>> > >>> > I am currently working in Olive ridley conservation in Hawaii, Santa >> Rosa >>> > on the Pacific coast of Guatemala. >>> > >>> > We have had several strandings and during the necropsy we have found >> an >>> > unknown organism in the digestive tract of 3 different turtles. In 2 >> cases >>> > the organism was in the esophagus, while in the other case it was in >> the >>> > stomach. >>> > It has a spongy texture externally and, internally, a lot of soft >> spines, >>> > like big cilia. It made me think about a tunicate but I am not sure >> about >>> > their internal anatomy. >>> > >>> > I add a picture, unfortunately not very good; can anyone help me in >>> > identifying the species? We were wondering if that could be the >> reason of >>> > their death. >>> > >>> > Cheers, >>> > >>> > *Alessandra Bielli* >>> > *Volunteers coordinator * >>> > *Parque El Hawaii* >>> > >>> > *Wildlife Rescue and Conservation Association (ARCAS)* >>> > >>> > *www.arcasguatemala.org <http://www.arcasguatemala.org> >>> <http://www.arcasguatemala.org/>(502) >> 40306067* >>> > >>> > <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> >>> > To leave the CTURTLE list, send a message to: >>> > [email protected] >>> > with the message: signoff CTURTLE >>> > >>> > If you experience difficulty, send an email to: >>> > [email protected] >>> > <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> >>> > >> >> >> -- >> ___________________________________________ >> >> Jesús TOMÁS >> Unidad de Zoología Marina >> Instituto Cavanilles de Biodiversidad y Biología Evolutiva >> Universitat de València >> Apdo. 22085 >> E-46071-Valencia >> SPAIN >> >> e-mail: [email protected] >> webs: >> http://www.uv.es/zoomar >> http://www.grupojaragua.org.do/nidificacion.htm >> tel. +34 963544549 <tel:%2B34%20963544549> fax +34 963543733 >> <tel:%2B34%20963543733> >> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >> NOTE! For shipments by EXPRESS COURIER use >> "Catedrático José Beltrán 2, 46980 Paterna (Valencia), >> Spain" instead of postal address above. >> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >> _____________________________________________________ >> >> >> > > <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> To leave the CTURTLE list, > send a message to: [email protected] with the message: signoff CTURTLE > > If you experience difficulty, send an email to: [email protected] > <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> > >
