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Placobdella siddalli
· Glossiphoniidae
External morphology
Dorsum beige with olive-green pigment, papillae arranged in 5 rows, with dorsomedial papillus of neural annulus large, paramedial papillae of neural annulus small, paralateral papillae of neural annulus large, laterally with pigment on and off, lateral unpigmented mask that extends posteriad into interrupted dorsal medial pigment line to the anus, venter with scattered chromatophores most concentrated in genital region
Habitat & range
- Habitat
- Freshwater
- Region
- North America
- Recorded from
- Southern USA
Biology
Parasitic on alligators
Original description
Richardson, D. J.; Moser, W. E.; Hammond, C. I.; Lazo-Wasem, E. A.; McAllister, C. T.; Pulis, E. E. (2017). A new species of leech of the genus Placobdella (Hirudinida, Glossiphoniidae) from the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) in Mississippi, USA. ZooKeys. 667: 39-49.