| the parasite fauna of the american alligator (alligator mississippiensis) in south carolina. | twelve american alligators (alligator mississippiensis) were obtained from three different areas of south carolina. one species of pentastome (sebekia oxycephala), two species of nematodes (dujardinascaris waltoni and multicaecum tenuicolle), four species of trematodes (polycotyle ornata, acanthostomum coronarium, archaeodiplostomum acetabulatum and pseudocrocodilicola americaniense) and one species of hemogregarine (haemogregarina crocodilnorum) were recovered. polycotyle ornata was observed on ... | 1978 | 739582 |