Placobdelloides sirikanchanae sp. nov., a new species of glossiphoniid leech and a parasite of turtles from lower southern Thailand (Hirudinea, Rhynchobdellida)

Abstract A new species of glossiphoniid leech, Placobdelloides sirikanchanae sp. nov., is reported in the Asian leaf turtle (Cyclemys dentata) and the dark-bellied leaf turtle (C. enigmatica) from Songkhla Province, southern Thailand. The examination of morphological characters revealed that this ne...

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Main Authors: Poramad Trivalairat, Krittiya Chiangkul, Watchariya Purivirojkul
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2019-10-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/35229/download/pdf/