A new species of leech of the genus Placobdella (Hirudinida, Glossiphoniidae) from the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) in Mississippi, USA
To date, the only species of leech reported from the American Alligator, Alligator mississippiensis is Placobdella multilineata. Seven specimens of a previously undescribed species of Placobdella were collected from the feet and lower jaw of a single female alligator from the Pascagoula River Wildli...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2017-04-01
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| Series: | ZooKeys |
| Online Access: | http://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=10680 |