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Specimen Record: Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) 01-1089 / C-care03

Primary Data

Classification:

Reptile

Order:

Testudines

Family:

Cheloniidae

Species Name:

Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta)

Examiner(s)/Source

Examiner(s)/Source:

Soraya Bartol

Current Affiliation:

Virginia Wesleyan College

Address 1:

1584 Wesleyan Drive

City:

Norfolk

State:

Postal Code:

23502

Country:

United States

Phone:

(757) 455-3200

Email:

sbartol@vwc.edu

Institution ID Numbers

Field ID Number 1:

01-1089

CSI Field Number:

C-care03

Incident Details

HI Findings:

First Observation

Animal Condition:

6 Unknown

Live Animal Disposition

Comments:

One of two turtles used for the III turtle blast study. Removed from freezer 3/21/05 for thawing. Shipped to Carderock 3/22/05. Head brought back to Boston for MRI and CT 3/24/05.

Level A Examination

Euthanasia:

Unknown

Euthanising Agent:

Unknown

Morphometry

Gender:

TBD

Age Class:

Unknown

Actual/Estimated:

Actual

Weight (kg):

21.77

Actual/Estimated:

Actual

Carcass / Sample Disposition

Necropsy Performed:

Yes

Letter Holder(s):

Darlene Ketten

Prosector(s):

Darlene Ketten

Carcass Disposition:

Discarded

Sample Disposition:

Scientific Collection

Comments:

One of two turtles used for the III turtle blast study. Removed from freezer 3/21/05 for thawing. Shipped to Carderock 3/22/05. Head brought back to Boston for MRI and CT 3/24/05.

CT/MRI/X-Ray

Modality(s):

Date Last Scanned:

Thu, 31/03/2005

Requested By:

Soraya Bartol

Sample Description:

Whole

Interpreter(s):

Darlene Ketten

Technician(s):

Julie Arruda

Name on Scans:

Loggerhead, c. caretta

Format:

Disk Archive Number(s):

305 B, 308 A, 649, 654 A/B, 696, 656 A/B, 657

Assessment:

lt lung mostly clear, small nodules lt apice & mid post lung & small line consol lower lung; rt lung clear; lrg amt gas bubbles throughout body; head brain also has bubbles; ears aerated bilaterally; sand in mouth and throat.

Tissue / Sample Distribution

Date Received:

Thu, 29/08/2002

1. Tissue:

Whole

Disposition:

CT Scans Only

2. Tissue:

Head (no mandible)

Disposition:

MRF Formalin Room 115

3. Tissue:

Esophageal Papillae

Disposition:

MRF Formalin Room 115

Histology

Histology A:

Ear (Rt)

Progress:

EDTA

As of Date:

Wed, 06/04/2005

Histology B:

Ear (Lt)

Progress:

EDTA

As of Date:

Wed, 06/04/2005

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