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RECORD NUMBER: 739 OF 1144Main Title | New Species of Leech, 'Batracobdella cryptobranchii' n. sp. (Annelida: Hirudinea), Parasitic on the Ozark Hellbender. | |||||||||||
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Author | Johnson, Guy M. ; Klemm, Donald J. ; | |||||||||||
CORP Author | Environmental Monitoring and Support Lab.-Cincinnati, OH. | |||||||||||
Year Published | 1977 | |||||||||||
Report Number | EPA-600/J-77-176; | |||||||||||
Stock Number | PB80-202369 | |||||||||||
Additional Subjects | Leeches ; Taxonomy ; Annelida ; Parasites ; Fresh water fishes ; Invertebrates ; Distribution(Property) ; Marking ; Color ; Missouri ; Reprints ; Batracobdella cryptobranchii ; Cryptobranchus alleganiensis ; Ozark County(Missouri) | |||||||||||
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Collation | 8p | |||||||||||
Abstract | 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. |