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A new species of leech of the genus Placobdella (Hirudinida, Glossiphoniidae) from the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) in Mississippi, USA
Abstract. To date, the only species of leech reported from the American Alligator, Alligator mississippiensis is Placobdella multilineata. Seven specimens of a previously undescribed species of Placobdella were collected from the feet and lower jaw of a single female alligator from the Pascagoula Ri...
Autores principales: | Richardson, Dennis J., Moser, William E., Hammond, Charlotte I., Lazo-Wasem, Eric A., McAllister, Chris T., Pulis, Eric E. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5523385/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28769634 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.667.10680 |
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