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Pontobdella californiana
· Piscicolidae
External morphology
Large tubercles, 3-annulate, pigmentation on body mottled greenish brown, oral sucker with pigment patches covering eyes, caudal sucker with dorsal pigment patch
Habitat & range
- Habitat
- Saltwater
- Region
- North America
Original description
Burreson, Eugene M.; Passarelli, Julianne Kalman. (2015). A New Species of Pontobdella (Hirudinida: Piscicolidae) from California with a Redescription of the Genus Pontobdella. Comparative Parasitology. 82(2): 235-239.