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Pontobdella macrothela
· Piscicolidae
External morphology
Possesses a large caudal sucker and paired trumpet-shaped ocular spots
Habitat & range
- Habitat
- Saltwater
- Region
- North America, South America, Europe, Australia, Asia
Biology
Parasite of oceanic sharks
Taxonomic notes
The validity of the genus Stibarobdella was based on a single annulus difference, otherwise Stibarobdella and Pontobdella are indistinct, so they have been synonymized
Junior synonyms
Stibarobdella macrothela
Original description
Schmarda, L. K. (1861). Neue Wirbellose Thiere: Beobachted und Gesammelt auf einer Reise um die Erdr 1853 bis 1857. In Turbellarien, Rotatorien und Anneliden. Leipzig, Verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann. Erster Band, Zweite Hälfte.