Sucking of human blood by Placobdella costata (O. F. Müller, 1846) (Hirudinida: Glossiphoniidae): Case study with notes on body form

Sucking of human blood by Placobdella costata (O. F. Müller, 1846) (Hirudinida: Glossiphoniidae): Case study with notes on body form

Abstract Four events of Placobdella costata sucking human blood are described. Human blood was sucked by both adult and juvenile specimens of P. costata. The feeding strategies of juveniles under parental care are presented. New data on juvenile specimens' body form are presented. Information o...

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Main Authors: Joanna M. Cichocka, Aleksander Bielecki, Izabela Jabłońska‐Barna, Łukasz Krajewski, Katarzyna Topolska, Joanna Hildebrand, Małgorzata Dmitryjuk, Anna Biedunkiewicz, Andrei Abramchuk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-12-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
blood‐sucking leeches
host‐parasite interactions
morphometry
Rhynchobdellida
turtle leech
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8261

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https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8261

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