A New Species of Leech, Batracobdella cryptobranchii n. sp. (Annelida: Hirudinea), Parasitic on the Ozark Hellbender

1 July 1977

journal article
research article
Published by JSTOR in Transactions of the American Microscopical Society

Vol. 96 (3) , 327-331
https://doi.org/10.2307/3225862

Abstract

B. cryptobranchii sp. nov. parasitic on Ozark hellbenders, Cryptobranchus alleganiensis bishopi, is found in the North Fork of the White River, Ozark County, in Missouri [USA]. B. cryptobranchii reaches a length of 17 mm; dorsum is smooth; color pattern or metameric markings are absent. The anus opens dorsally with 2 postanal annuli. The caudal sucker is circular, directed ventrally and is distinct from the body on a very short pedicel. Gonopores are separated by 2 annuli.

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