Leech Collections from Washington State, with the Description of Two New Species of Placobdella (Annelida: Glossiphoniidae)
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-7-2010
Department
Coastal Sciences, Gulf Coast Research Laboratory
Abstract
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.
Publication Title
American Museum Novitates
Issue
3701
First Page
1
Last Page
14
Recommended Citation
Oceguera-Figueroa, A.,
Kvist, S.,
Watson, S. C.,
Sankar, D. F.,
Overstreet, R. M.,
Siddall, M. E.
(2010). Leech Collections from Washington State, with the Description of Two New Species of Placobdella (Annelida: Glossiphoniidae). American Museum Novitates(3701), 1-14.
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