The Aquatic Invertebrates of Texas
Hirudinea
(Leeches)
GLOSSIPHONIIDAE
Actinobdella pediculata (Hemingway)
Photogallery:
Synonyms: Placobdella pediculata Hemingway
(Sawyer 1972)
Distribution Citations
[1972 Sawyer]
notes:
-immatures sometimes freeliving; adults are highly host specific for freshwater drum (Klemm 1995)
-unconfirmed reports of this species on turtles (Sawyer 1972)
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