Bibliography and Index of the Sirenia and Desmostylia 
Bibliography Record
| Wyrosdick, Heidi M.; Gerhold, Richard; Su, Chunlei; Mignucci-Giannoni, Antonio A.; Bonde, Robert K.; Chapman, Alycia; Rivera-Pérez, Carla I.; Martinez, Jessica; Miller, Debra L. | |||
| 2017 | Investigating seagrass in Toxoplasma gondii transmission in Florida (Trichechus manatus latirostris) and Antillean (T. m. manatus) manatees. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 127(1): 65-69. 2 figs. https://doi.org/10.3354/dao03181. Dec. 19, 2017. –ABSTRACT: Toxoplasma gondii is a feline protozoan reported to cause morbidity and mortality in manatees and other marine mammals. Given the herbivorous nature of manatees, ingestion of oocysts from contaminated water or seagrass is presumed to be their primary mode of infection. The objectives of this study were to investigate oocyst contamination of seagrass beds in Puerto Rico and determine the seroprevalence of T. gondii in Antillean (Trichechus manatus manatus) and Florida (T. m. latirostris) manatees. Sera or plasma from Antillean (n = 5) and Florida (n = 351) manatees were tested for T. gondii antibodies using the modified agglutination test. No T. gondii DNA was detected via PCR in seagrass samples (n = 33) collected from Puerto Rico. Seroprevalence was 0%, suggesting a lower prevalence of T. gondii in these manatee populations than previously reported. This was the first study to investigate the potential oocyst contamination of the manatee diet, and similar studies are important for understanding the epidemiology of T. gondii in herbivorous marine mammals. | ||
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19 related index terms
Ashokia antiqua Bajpai, Domning, Das, & Mishra, 2009
| x | 2017 | Chatterjee et al. (brief summ. of Eoc. record; m92.) |
Conservation
(SEE ALSO: Accidental Death or Injury; Economic Uses; Hunting and Capture; Weed Control)
(SEE ALSO: Accidental Death or Injury; Economic Uses; Hunting and Capture; Weed Control)
| 2017 | Pilcher et al. (DD; survey questionnaire) | |||
| 2017 | Bonde & Flint |
Desmostylus Marsh, 1888
| D | * | 2017 | Matsui et al. (habitat preferences) |
Dugong dugon (Müller, 1776) Palmer, 1895
| 2017 | Pilcher et al. (survey questionnaire) |
Eocene
| x | 2017 | Chatterjee et al. (brief summ. of Eoc. record; 92.) |
Eosiren Andrews, 1902
| x | 2017 | Chatterjee et al. (brief summ. of Eoc. record; m88, 92.) |
Eotheroides babiae Bajpai, Thewissen, Kapur, Tiwari, and Sahni, 2006
| x | 2017 | Chatterjee et al. (brief summ. of Eoc. record; m92.) |
Eotheroides Palmer, 1899
| x | 2017 | Chatterjee et al. (brief summ. of Eoc. record; m88, 92.) |
Florida
| 2017 | Wyrosdick et al. (TML; Toxoplasma gondii) | |||
| 2017 | Wyrosdick, Gerhold et al. (TML; Toxoplasma gondii) |
India
(SEE ALSO: Indian Ocean)
(SEE ALSO: Indian Ocean)
| x | 2017 | Chatterjee et al. (brief summ. of Eoc. sir. record; 92.) |
Paleoecology and Taphonomy
| D | * | 2017 | Matsui et al. (Desmostylus, Paleoparadoxia; habitat preferences) |
Paleoparadoxia Reinhart, 1959
| D | * | 2017 | Matsui et al. (habitat preferences) |
Parasites: Toxoplasma gondii
| * | 2017 | Wyrosdick et al. (TML, TMM; Florida, Puerto Rico) | ||
| * | 2017 | Wyrosdick, Gerhold et al. (TML, TMM; Florida, Puerto Rico) |
Pezosiren Domning, 2001
| x | 2017 | Chatterjee et al. (brief summ. of Eoc. record; m92.) |
Protosiren eothene Zalmout, Haq, & Gingerich, 2003
| x | 2017 | Chatterjee et al. (brief summ. of Eoc. record; m92.) |
Protosiren smithae Domning and Gingerich, 1994
| x | 2017 | Chatterjee et al. (brief summ. of Eoc. record; m92.) |
Puerto Rico
| 2017 | Wyrosdick et al. (TMM; Toxoplasma gondii) | |||
| 2017 | Wyrosdick, Gerhold et al. (TMM; Toxoplasma gondii) |
Trichechus manatus latirostris (Harlan, 1824) Hatt, 1934
| 2017 | Wyrosdick et al. (Toxoplasma gondii) | |||
| 2017 | Wyrosdick, Gerhold et al. (Florida; Toxoplasma gondii) |
Trichechus manatus manatus Linnaeus, 1758, Hatt, 1934
| 2017 | Wyrosdick et al. (Puerto Rico; Toxoplasma gondii) | |||
| 2017 | Wyrosdick, Gerhold et al. (Puerto Rico; Toxoplasma gondii) |