Leeches of Laguna Volcán, Bolivia, including a new species of Helobdella (Clitellata, Hirudinea)

Related Titles

Series: American Museum novitates, no. 3313

By

Siddall, Mark Edward, 1966-

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

New York, NY American Museum of Natural History c2001

Notes

Caption title.

"January 30, 2001."

Three species of leeches were found in Laguna Volcán in Departmento de Santa Cruz, Bolivia. None are known to be sanguivorous. Two of the species found, Semiscolex similis and Helobdella triserialis, are known to be broadly distributed in South America. A new species, Helobdella bolivianita, is described. Diagnostic characters for this species include a nuchal scute on somite VIII and the possession both of compact salivary glands and of diffuse parenchymal salivary tissue.

Subjects

Annelida , Bolivia , Classification , Helobdella bolivianita , Leeches , Santa Cruz (Department)

Call Number

QL1 .A436 no.3313 2001

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1206/0003-0082(2001)313<0001:LOLVNB>2.0.CO;2
OCLC: 46326946