Publications:

Rabalais, F.C., M.L. Eberhard, D.C. Ashley and T.R. Platt. 1974. Survey for equine onchocerciasis in the midwestern United States. American Journal of Veterinary. Research 35: 125-126.

Platt, T.R. 1977. Helminth parasites of two turtle species in northwestern Ohio. Ohio Journal of Science 77: 97-98.

Platt, T.R. 1978. A report of Polymorphus paradoxus (Acanthocephala) in Microtus pennsylvanicus from Hastings Lake, Alberta (Canada). Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington 45: 255.   

Platt, T.R. and W.M. Samuel. 1978. Parelaphostrongylus odocoilei (Nematoda: Metastrongyloidea): Experimentalstudies on the life cycle in the mule deer ( Odocoileus h. hemionus ) and other cervids. Experimental Parasitology 46: 330-338.

Platt, T.R. and A.O. Bush. 1979. Spinicauda regiensis n. sp. (Nematoda: Heterakoidea), a parasite of the Ball Python ( Python regius ). Journal of Helminthology 53: 257-260.

Platt, T.R. 1980. Observations on the terrestrial molluscs in the vicinity of Jasper, Alberta (Canada). The Nautilus 94 : 18-21.

Platt, T.R. and D.B. Pence. 1981. Molineus samueli n. sp. (Nematoda: Trichostrongyloidea: Molineidae), a parasite of the badger, Taxidea taxus . Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington 48: 148-153.

Falls, R.K. and T.R. Platt . 1982. Survey for heartworm, Dirofilaria immitis , and Dipetalonema reconditum (Nematoda: Filarioidea) in dogs from Virginia and North Carolina. American Journal of Veterinary Research 43: 738-739.

Spatafora, G.A. and T.R. Platt . 1982. Survey of the helminth parasites of the rat, Rattus norvegicus , from Maymont Park, Richmond, Virginia. Virginia Journal of Science 33 :3-6.

Platt, T.R. 1982. Ecological and evolutionary aspects of the helminth fauna of the snapping turtle, Chelydra serpentina L., in the United States. Molecular and Biochemical. Parasitology Suppl . pg. 352.

Platt, T.R. 1983. Redescription of Capillaria serpentina Harwood, 1932, (Nematoda: Trichuroidea) from freshwater turtles in Virginia. Canadian Journal of Zoology 61: 2185-2189.

Platt, T.R. 1984. Cladistics: A Brief Review. In Brooks, D.R., J.N. Caira, T.R. Platt and M.H. Pritchard. Principles and Methods of Phylogenetic Systematics: A Cladistics Workbook. University of Kansas Museum of Natural History, Special Publications No. 12. 92 pp. (This work has also been translated by A. Machado-Allison as Vol. 1 of Publ. Laborator. Ictiol. (Venezuela), 1983.)

Platt, T.R. 1984. Evolution of the Elaphostrongylinae (Nematoda: Metastrongyloidea) parasites of cervids. Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington 51: 196-204.   

Platt, T.R. and W.M. Samuel. 1984. Mode of entry of first-stage larvae of Parelaphostrongylus odocoilei (Nematoda: Metastrongyloidea) into four species of terrestrial gastropods. Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington 51: 205-207.

Samuel, W.M., T.R. Platt and S.M. Knispel. 1985. Gastropod intermediate hosts and transmission of Parelaphostrongylus odocoilei , a muscle-inhabiting nematode of mule deer, Odocoileus h. hemionus , in Jasper National Park, Alberta. Canadian Journal of Zoology 63: 928-932.

Platt, T.R. and G.A. Harris. 1986. An examination of the prepatent period and the absence of a crowding effect in Angiostrongylus cantonensis in laboratory rats. Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 85: 536-541.

Platt, T.R. 1988. Hapalorhynchus brooksi sp. n. (Trematoda: Spirorchiidae) from the snapping turtle ( Chelydra serpentina ), with notes on H. gracilis and H. stunkardi . Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington 55: 317-323.

Platt, T.R. 1988. Phylogenetic analysis of the North American species of the genus Hapalorhynchus Stunkard, 1922 (Trematoda: Spirorchiidae), blood-flukes of freshwater turtles. Journal of Parasitology 74: 870-874.

Platt, T.R. 1988. Hapalorhynchus beadlei Goodman, 1987 (Trematoda, Digenea): proposed replacement of the holotype by a lectotype. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 45: 258-259.

Ludlam, K.E. and T.R. Platt . 1989. The relationship of park maintenance and accessibility to dogs to the presence of Toxocara spp. ova in the soil. American Journal of Public Health 79: 633-634.

Platt, T.R. 1989. Gastropod intermediate hosts of Parelaphostrongylus tenuis (Nematoda: Metastrongyloidea) from Northwestern Indiana. Journal of Parasitology 75: 519-523.

Platt, T.R. and A.K. Prestwood. 1990. Deposition of type and voucher material from the helminthological collection of Elon E. Byrd. Systematic Parasitology 16: 27-34.

Platt, T.R. 1990. Aphanospirorchis kirki n. gen., n. sp., (Digenea: Spirorchidae) a parasite of the painted turtle, Chrysemys picta marginata , from northwestern Indiana, with comments on the proper spelling of the family name. Journal of Parasitology 76: 650-652

Platt, T.R., D. Blair, J. Purdie and L. Melville. 1991. Griphobilharzia amoena n. gen., n. sp.(Digenea: Schistosomatidae), a parasite of the freshwater crocodile, Crocodylus johnstoni (Reptilia; Crocodylidae) from Australia, with the erection of a new subfamily, Griphobilharziinae. Journal of Parasitology 77: 65-68.

Platt, T.R. 1991. Notes on the genus Hapalorhynchus Stunkard, 1922 (Digenea: Spirorchidae) from African turtles. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society 110: 182-184.

Platt, T.R. 1992. A phylogenetic and biogeographic analysis of the genera of Spirorchinae (Digenea: Spirorchidae) parasitic in freshwater turtles. Journal of Parasitology 78: 616-629.

Platt, T.R. , D.M. Sever, and V.L. Gonzalez. 1993. First report of the predaceous leech Helobdella stagnalis (Rhynchobdellida: Glossiphoniidae) as a parasite of an amphibian, Ambystoma tigrinum (Amphibia: Caudata). American Midland Naturalist 129: 208-210.

Platt, T.R. 1993. Taxonomic revision of Spirorchis MacCallum, 1919 (Digenea: Spirorchidae. Journal of Parasitology 79: 337-346.

Platt, T.R. and S. Pichelin. 1994. Uterotrema australispinosa n. gen, n. sp. (Digenea: Spirorchidae), a parasite of a freshwater turtle Emydura macquarii from southern Queensland, Australia. Journal of Parasitology 80: 1008-1011.

Platt, T.R. and S.D. Villanueva. 1995. Postmortem migration of Hymenolepis diminuta (Cestoidea: Cyclophyllidea) in the laboratory rat. Journal of Parasitology 81: 1024-1027.

Platt, T.R. and D. Blair. 1996. Two new species of Uterotrema (Digenea: Spirorchidae) parasitic in Emydura krefftii (Testudines: Chelidae) from Australia. Journal of Parasitology 82: 307-311.

Platt, T.R. and D. Blair. 1996. Hapalotrema Looss, 1899 (Digenea): proposed designation of H. loossi Price, 1934 as the type species. Bulletin of Zoological nomenclature. 53 : 1-3.

Platt, T.R. and D.R. Brooks. 1997. Evolution of the schistosomes (Digenea: Schistosomatidae): the origin of dioecy and colonization of the venous system. Journal of Parasitology 83: 1035-1044.

Platt, T.R. and D. Blair. 1998. Redescription of Hapalotrema mistroides (Monticelli, 1896) and Hapalotrema synorchis Luhman, 1935 (Digenea: Spirorchidae), with comments on other species in the genus. Journal of Parasitology 84: 594-600.

Jue Sue, L. and T.R. Platt. 1998. Redescription and life-cycle of Sigmapera cincta Nicoll, 1918 (Digenea: Plagiorchiidae) a parasite of Australian freshwater turtles. Systematic Parasitology 39: 223-235.

Jue Sue, L. and T.R. Platt. 1998. Description and life-cycle of two new species of Choanocotyle n.g. (Trematoda: Digenea), parasites of Australian freshwater turtles, and the erection of the family Choanocotylidae. Systematic Parasitology 41: 47-61.

Jue Sue, L. and T.R. Platt. 1999. Description and life-cycle of Thrinascotrema brisbanica n.g., n.sp. (Digenea: Plagiorchiida), a parasite of the freshwater turtle Emydura latisternum from Australia, and the erection of the family Thrinascotrematidae. Systematic Parasitology 43: 217-227.

Jue Sue, L. and T.R. Platt. 1999. Description and life-cycle of three new species of Dingularis n.g. (Digenea: Plagiorchiida) parasites of Australian freshwater turtles. Systematic Parasitology 43: 175-207.

Platt, T.R. 2000. Helminth parasites of the western painted turtle, Chrysemys picta belli (Gray), including Neopolystoma fentoni n. sp. (Monogenea: Polystomatidae) a parasite of the conjunctival sac. Journal of Parasitology 86: 815-818.

Platt, T.R. 2000. Neopolystoma elizabethae n. sp. (Monogenea: Polystomatidae) a parasite of the conjunctival sac of freshwater turtles in Costa Rica . Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz 95: 833-837.

Platt, T.R. and D.R. Brooks. 2001. Description of Buckarootrema goodmani n.g., n.sp. (Digenea: Pronocephalidae), a parasite of the freshwater turtle Emydura macquarii (Gray, 1831) (Pleurodira: Chelidae) from Queensland, Australia and a phylogenetic analysis of the genera of the Pronocephalidae Looss, 1902. Journal of Parasitology . 87: 1115-1119.

Platt, T.R. 2002. Chapter 53: Spirorchiidae. In Gibson, D.I., R.A. Bray, and A. Jones (eds.). A key to the digenetic trematodes of vertebrates, CAB Press: New York, pp. 453-467.

Platt, T.R. and R.J. Jensen. 2002. Aptorchis aequalis Nicoll, 1914 (Digenea: Plagiorchiidae) is a senior synonym of Dingularis anfracticirrus Jue Sue and Platt, 1999 (Digenea: Plagiorchiidae). Systematic Parasitology 52: 183-191.

Platt, T.R. 2003. Description of Auriculotrema lechneri n. gen., n. sp. (Digenea:

Choanocotylidae), a parasite of freshwater turtles (Testundines: Pleurodira: Chelidae) from Queensland, Australia. Journal of Parasitology 89: 141-144.

Platt, T.R. and Vasyl V. Tkach. 2003. Two new species of Choanocotyle Jue Sue and Platt, 1998 (Digenea: Choanocotylidae) from an Australian freshwater turtle (Testudines: Pleurodira: Chelidae). Journal of Parasitology 89: 145-150.

Presentations at Professional Meetings:

Samuel, W.M. and T.R. Platt. 1976. Parelaphostrongylus in deer of the Northwest. Symposium on, "The meningeal worm - muscle worm enigma." Wildlife Disease Association Annual Conference. Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas. 19-22 July.

Platt, T.R. 1977. The molluscan intermediate hosts of Parelaphostrongylus odocoilei (Nematoda: Metastrongyloidea), a parasite of the mule deer, Odocoileus h. hemionus, in Jasper, Alberta. Prairie Union Biological Seminar. Lethbridge, Alberta. 14-25 February.

Samuel, W.M. and T.R. Platt. 1977. A muscle worm, Parelaphostrongylus odocoilei, in mule deer and moose in Alberta. 13th Annual North American Moose Workshop. Jasper, Alberta. 18-21 April.

Platt, T.R. and W.M. Samuel. 1977. Experimental studies on the life cycle of Parelaphostrongylus odocoilei (Nematoda: Metastrongyloidea). 52nd Ann. Mtng. Am. Soc. Parasitol. Las Vegas, Nevada. 14-19 August.

Samuel, W.M. and T.R. Platt. 1978. Transmission of Parelaphostrongylus odocoilei, a nematode muscle worm of mule deer, with special reference to the molluscan intermediate host. Ann. Mtng. Wildl. Dis. Assoc., Colorado State Univ. Ft. Collins, Colorado. July.

Platt, T.R. 1978. Host-parasite evolution: An hypothesis for the Elaphostrongylinae (Metastrongyloidea: Protostrongylidae), Parasitol. Chicago, Illinois. 5-10 November.

Platt, T.R. 1979. The mode of entry of the first-stage larvae of Parelaphostrongylus odocilei (Nematoda: Metastrongyloidea) into the molluscan intermediate host. 54th Ann. Mtng. Am. Soc. Parasitol. Minneapolis, Minnesota. August.

Brooks, D.R., T.R. Platt and J. Caira. 1981. A cladistics workshop. 56th Ann. Mtng. Am. Soc. Parasitol. Montreal, Canada. July.

Falls, R.K. and T.R. Platt. 1981. Heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis)in dogs from North Carolina and Virginia. 59th Ann. Mtng. Virginia Acad. Sci. Norfolk, Virginia. 12-15 May.

Spatafora, G.A. and T.R. Platt. 1981. Helminth parasites of rats (Rattus norvegicus) from Maymont Park, Richmond, Virginia. 59th Ann. Mtng. Virginia Acad. Sci. Norfolk, Virginia. 12-15 May.

Platt, T.R. 1982. Ecological and evolutionary aspects of the helminth fauna of the snapping turtle, Chelydra serpentina L., in the United States. 5th Intl. Congress of Parasitology. Toronto, Canada. 6-12 August.

Platt, T.R. 1983. Rediscovery of Capillaria serpentina (Nematoda: Trichurata) from freshwater turtles in Virginia. 61st Ann. Mtng. Virginia Acad. Sci. George Mason Univ., Fairfax, Virginia. 17-20 May.

Platt, T.R. 1987. Is the meningeal worm, Parelaphostrogylus tenuis (Nematoda: Metastrongyloidea), present in the white-tailed deer of Indiana? Annual Meeting of the Indiana Academy of Sciences, Terre Haute, IN.

Ludlam, K.E, and T.R. Platt. 1988. Examination of three parks in the St. Joseph/Benton Harbor, Michigan area for the presence of Toxocara spp. ova. 40th Meeting of the Annual Midwestern Conference of Parasitologists. Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana. 3-4 June 1988.

Platt, T.R. 1988. Presence of the meningeal worm, Parelaphostrongylus tenuis (Nematoda: Metastrongyloidea), in white-tailed deer in Northwestern Indiana. 40th Meeting of the Annual Midwestern Conference of Parasitologists. Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana. 3-4 June 1988.

Platt, T.R. 1988. Phylogenetic analysis of the North American species of the genus Hapalorhynchus Stunkard, 1922 (Trematoda: Spirorchiidae), blood-flukes of fresh-water turtles. 63rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Parasitologists. Winston-Salem, North Carolina. 31 July - 4 August.

Platt, T.R. 1988. Assignments and revisions. Writing Workshop, Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, Indiana. 18 August.

Platt, T.R. 1989. Gastropod intermediate hosts of the meningial worm from Kingsbury State Fish and Wildlife Area. Annual Meeting, Indiana Chapter - The Wildlife Society. West Lafayette, Indiana. 28 February - 1 March. (Invited Paper -Recipient Best Paper Award).

Platt, T.R. 1989. A re-evaluation of Spirorchis artericola (Ward, 1921) (Digenea: Spirorchiidae). 41st Annual Midwestern Conference of Parasitologists. Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. 2-3 June.

Platt, T.R. 1989. The validity of Spirorchis elegans Stunkard, 1923 (Digenea: Spirorchiidae), and comments on species identification in the genus. 64th Annual Meeting, American Society of Parasitologists, Vancouver, British Columbia, 6-10 August.

Platt, T.R., D. Blair, J. Purdie and L. Melville. 1990. A preliminary report on a new blood fluke (Schistosomatidae) from the Australian freshwater crocodile, Crocodylus johnstoni. 65th Annual Meeting, American Society of Parasitologists, East Lansing, Michigan, 26-30 June.

Platt, T.R. and D.M. Sever. 1990. The first report of the predaceous leech, Helobdella stagnalis (Rhynchobdellida: Glossiphoniidae) as a parasite of an amphibian, Ambystoma tigrinum (Amphibia: Caudata). 106th Annual Meeting of the Indiana Academy of Science, Manchester College, 1-2 November.

Platt, T.R. 1991. The liberal arts experience: Prospects for parasitologists. Graduate Student Workshop, 66th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Parasitologists, Madison, Wisconsin, 4-8 August. (Invited presentation).

Platt, T.R. 1991. Phylogeny and biogeography of the Spirorchinae (Schistosomatoidea: Spirorchidae) parasitizing freshwater turtles. von Ihering Centennary Symposium, 66th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Parasitologists, Madison, Wisconsin, 4-8 August. (Invited presentation).

Platt, T.R., D.M. Sever, and V.R. Gonzalez. 1992. Helobdella stagnalis (Rhynchobdellida: Glossiphoniidae) and Ambystoma tigrinum (Amphibia: Caudata): an enigma in Indiana, 67thAnnual Meeting of the American Society of Parasitologists, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 4-8 August.

Platt, T.R. and S. Pichelin. 1993. The first report of a member of the Spirorchidae (Digenea: Schistosomatoidea) from a freshwater turtle in Australia. Annual Scientific and General Meeting of the Australian Society for Parasitology, Heron Island, Queensland, 28 September-1 October.

Platt, T.R. and D. Blair. 1994. Spirorchidae (Digenea: Schistosomatoidea) from Australian freshwater turtles: Two species or an example of dimorphic protandry? 69th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Parasitologists, Ft. Collins, Colorado, 9-13 August.

Platt, T.R. and S.D. Villanueva. 1995. Postmortem migration of Hymenolepis diminuta (Cestoidea: Cyclophyllidea) in the laboratory rat. 70th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Parasitologists, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 6-10 July.

Platt, T.R. 1996. Research on pennies a day: Life in the academy without NSF or NIH. Graduate Student Workshop, 71st Annual Meeting of the American Society of Parasitologists, Tucson, Arizona, 11-15 June. (Invited presentation).

Platt, T.R. 1997. Redescription of Sigmapera cincta (Platyhelminthes: Digenea) parasites of freshwater turtles in Australia. 72nd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Parasitologists, Nashville, Tennessee, 24-28 June.

Platt, T.R. 1999. First report of a species of Neopolystoma (Platyhelminthes: Monogenea) from the conjunctival sac of two species of turtles in Costa Rica . 74 th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Parasitologists, Monterey , California , 6-10 July.   

Platt, T.R. and R.J. Jensen. 2001. Are Aptorchis aequalis Nicoll, 1914 Dingularis anfracticirrus Jue Sue and Platt, 1999 (Digenea: Plagiorchiidae) the same thing? 76 th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Parasitologists, Albuquerque , New Mexico , 29 June-3 July.   

Platt, T.R. and Vasyl V. Tkach. 2002. Two putative new species of Choanocotyle Jue Sue and Platt, 1998 (Digenea: Choanocotylidae) from Chelodina oblonga (Testudines: Pleurodira) from western Australia . 10 th International Congress of Parasitology, Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada , 4-9 August.

Aho, J. and T.R. Platt. 2003. Helminth Communities of Five Species of Pleurodire Turtles from Australia . 78 th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Parasitology, 1-5 August 2003, The Westin Nova Scotian Hotel, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada (T.R. Platt presenter).