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Gonimosobdella klemmi
· Piscicolidae
External morphology
Large pulsatile vesicles, 7 annuli per somite, copulatory area posterior to the female pore
Habitat & range
- Habitat
- Freshwater
- Region
- North America
- Recorded from
- Midwestern USA
Biology
Reported on Cyprinids and Leuciscids
Junior synonyms
Cystobranchus klemmi
Original description
Williams, Julianne I. & Eugene M. Burreson. 2005. Gonimosobdella klemmi n. gen., n. sp. (Hirudinida: Piscicolidae) from cyprinid fishes in Arkansas, Illinois, and Missouri, U.S.A. Comparative Parasitology 72(2): 166–172.