Biology:Placobdella parasitica
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Short description: Species of annelid worm
Placobdella parasitica | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia
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Subclass: | Hirudinea
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Species: | P. parasitica
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Binomial name | |
Placobdella parasitica (Say, 1824)
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Hirudo parasitica Say, 1824 |
Placobdella parasitica is a species of leech found in North America.[2] Leeches are habitual ectoparasites of vertebrates in aquatic environments. Placobdella parasitica is differentiated from other members of the genus Placobdella by its smooth dorsal surface, simple to complicated pigmentation, and abdomen with 8 to 12 stripes.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 William E. Moser; Dennis J. Richardson; Charlotte I. Hammond; Eric A. Lazo-Wasem (2013). "Redescription of Placobdella parasitica (Say, 1824) Moore, 1901 (Hirudinida: Glossiphoniidae)". Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History 54 (2): 255–262. doi:10.3374/014.054.0203.
- ↑ Mark J. Wetzel; Frederic R. Govedich (23 October 2020). "Classification and Checklist of the Leeches (Phylum Annelida: Class Clitellata: Subclass Hirudinida) occurring in North America north of Mexico". Illinois Natural History Survey. https://www.inhs.illinois.edu/people/mjwetzel/fwleechesna.
External links
- Sebastian Kvist; Apurva Narechania; Alejandro Oceguera-Figueroa; Bella Fuks; Mark E. Siddall (2011). "Phylogenomics of Reichenowia parasitica, an alphaproteobacterial endosymbiont of the freshwater leech Placobdella parasitica". PLoS One 6 (11): e28192. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0028192. PMID 22132238. Bibcode: 2011PLoSO...628192K.
Wikidata ☰ Q5169854 entry