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Pterobdella occidentalis
· Piscicolidae
Habitat & range
- Habitat
- Saltwater
- Region
- North America
- Recorded from
- Pacific Ocean
Original description
Goffredi, S. K.; Appy, R. G.; Burreson, E. M.; Sakihara, T. S. (2023). Pterobdella occidentalis n. sp. (Hirudinida: Piscicolidae) for P. abditovesiculata (Moore, 1952) from the Longjaw Mudsucker, Gillichthys mirabilis, and Staghorn Sculpin, Leptocottus armatus, and Other Fishes in the Eastern Pacific. Journal of Parasitology. 109(2).