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Placobdella burresonae

Siddall & Bowerman, 2006 · Glossiphoniidae

Placobdella burresonae, a leech of the family Glossiphoniidae

External morphology

5 longitudinal rows of paillae, thin medial stripe interrupted only at a2, ventral surface without stripes

Habitat & range

Habitat
Freshwater
Region
North America
Recorded from
Oregon USA

Biology

Amphibian parasite

Original description

Siddall, Mark E. & Jay Bowerman. 2006. A new species of glossiphoniid leech from Rana pretiosa (Amphibia: Ranidae) in Oregon. Journal of Parasitology 92(4): 855-857.

doi:10.1645/ge-778r.1