Title
Leech collections from Washington State, with the description of two new species of Placobdella (Annelida, Glossiphoniidae)
Title Variants
Alternative:
Washington leech collections
Related Titles
Series:
American Museum novitates, no. 3701
By
Oceguera-Figueroa, Alejandro
Kvist, Sebastian
Watson, Sara C.
Sankar, Dominic F.
Overstreet, Robin M
Siddall, Mark Edward, 1966-
Type
Book
Material
Published material
Publication info
[New York], American Museum of Natural History, c2010
Notes
Caption title.
"December 7, 2010."
An assessment of the hirudinifauna of Washington State is presented. In total, 11 distinct leech species were found representing two new records for the state and two new species of the genus Placobdella, both described herein. Placobdella kwetlumye, n. sp., and Placobdella sophieae, n. sp., both collected in Squires Lake, Whatcom County, are morphologically similar to P. burresonae and P. pediculata respectively, but exhibit morphological features that readily separate them from congeners. In addition to the descriptions of the new species, here we provide a brief summary of the morphological traits possessed by each species found.
Subjects
Annelida
,
Catalogs and collections
,
Classification
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Geographical distribution
,
Leeches
,
Placobdella kwetlumye
,
Placobdella sophieae
,
Washington (State)
,
Whatcom County
Call Number
QL1 .A436 no.3701 2010
Language
English
Identifiers
OCLC:
690247663
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