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Calliobdella knightjonesi
· Piscicolidae
External morphology
Up to 10 mm; faint reddish-brown segmental pigment bands; small pulsatile vesicles; and no ocelli
Internal morphology
six pairs of testisacs; a well-developed seminal receptacle connected to the posterior portion of the bursa by paired tissue strands
Habitat & range
- Habitat
- Saltwater
- Region
- North America
- Recorded from
- Oregon
Biology
Parasitizing english sole
Original description
Burreson, A new species of marine leech (Hirudinea: Piscicolidae) from the north-eastern Pacific Ocean, parasitic on the English sole, Parophrys vetulus Girard. (1984). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 80(2-3), 297-301