Leech Collections from Washington State, with the Description of Two New Species of Placobdella (Annelida: Glossiphoniidae)
Author
Oceguera-Figueroa, Alejandro
Author
Kvist, Sebastian
Author
Watson, Sara C.
Author
Sankar, Dominic F.
Author
Overstreet, Robin M.
Author
Siddall, Mark E.
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American Museum Novitates
2010
2010-12-07
2010
3701
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http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1206/3701.2
journal article
10.1206/3701.2
0003-0082
5359186
03980297-3ABD-4964-AA5A-020AFA49EE9C
Placobdella montifera
(Moore, 1906)
Figure 18
The presence of three longitudinal ridges on the dorsal surface (one median and two lateral) and the distinctively narrow neck constriction, together with the “placobdellid” eyespot arrangement are in agreement with the description of
P. montifera
(see
Klemm, 1982
). Found on the undersides of submerged rocks and wood.