An example of a possible leech-bryozoan association in freshwater

Abstract. Associations of various invertebrate species with bryozoans and sponges are a well-known marine phenomenon but such epizooic communities are far less diverse in freshwater environments. Here an occurrence of numerous leeches Alboglossiphoniacf.papillosa (Braun, 1805), in interstitial space...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Klass, Anna L., Sokolova, Svetlana E., Kondakov, Alexander V., Bespalaya, Yulia V., Gofarov, Mikhail Yu., Tomilova, Alena A., Vikhrev, Ilya V., Bolotov, Ivan N.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Pensoft Publishers 2018
Materias:
Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6224368/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30416338
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.794.28088
Descripción
Sumario:Abstract. Associations of various invertebrate species with bryozoans and sponges are a well-known marine phenomenon but such epizooic communities are far less diverse in freshwater environments. Here an occurrence of numerous leeches Alboglossiphoniacf.papillosa (Braun, 1805), in interstitial spaces between zooids of a colony of the freshwater bryozoan species Plumatellaaff.fungosa (Pallas, 1768) in Eastern Siberia is described. To the best of our knowledge, this record appears to be the first known example of a leech-bryozoan association, although such relationships deserve further research.

Ejemplares similares