The Aquatic Invertebrates of Texas |
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Hirudinea (Leeches) |
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GLOSSIPHONIIDAE Placobdella ornata (Verrill) |
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Photogallery:
Synonyms: P. rugosa Moore
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Distribution Citations
1971 Hendricks Wyatt Henley [1982 Klemm]
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[1991 Davis] 2003 Moring
[ ] indicate state record, no specific county or locality indicated |
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notes: -primarily parasitic on turtles but also found on rockbass, baldpate & coot (Sawyer 1972) also occasionally freeliving (Klemm 1995) -host; red-eared turtle, Chrysomys scripta elegans (Hendricks, Wyatt & Henley 1971) |
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