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Placobdella parasitica

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Placobdella parasitica
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P. parasitica
Binomial name
Placobdella parasitica
(Say, 1824)
Synonyms [1]

Hirudo parasitica Say, 1824

Placobdella parasitica is a species of leech. 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. ^ a b 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.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)