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A NEW SPECIES OF LEECH, 'BATRACOBDELLA CRYPTOBRANCHII' N. SP. (ANNELIDA: HIRUDINEA), PARASITIC ON THE OZARK HELLBENDER
Citation:
Johnson, G. AND Donald J. Klemm. A NEW SPECIES OF LEECH, 'BATRACOBDELLA CRYPTOBRANCHII' N. SP. (ANNELIDA: HIRUDINEA), PARASITIC ON THE OZARK HELLBENDER. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/J-77/176 (NTIS PB80202369).
Description:
Batracobdella cryptobranchii, parasitic on Ozark Hellbenders, Cryptobranchus alleganiensis, is found in the North Fork of the White River, Ozark County, in Missouri. B. cryptobranchii reaches a length of 17 mm; dorsum is smooth; color pattern or metameric markings are absent. The anus opens dorsally with two postanal annuli. Caudal sucker is circular, directed ventrally, and is distinct from the body on a very short pedicel.
Record Details:
Record Type:DOCUMENT( REPORT )
Product Published Date:05/24/2002
Record Last Revised:12/10/2002
Record ID:
42131