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Italobdella epshteini

Bielecki, 1997 ยท Piscicolidae

Italobdella epshteini, a leech of the family Piscicolidae

Habitat & range

Habitat
Freshwater
Region
Europe
Recorded from
Poland

Biology

Unclear host preference. Potential hosts are probably cyprinids and possibly other fishes.

Original description

Bielecki, Fish leeches of Poland in relation to the Palaearctic piscicolines (Hirudinea: Piscicolidae: Piscicolinae). (1997). Genus (Wroclaw), 8(2), 223-375

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Sources used for this page

Fish leeches of Poland in relation to the Palaearctic piscicolines (Hirudinea: Piscicolidae: Piscicolinae)