The Aquatic Invertebrates of Texas

Hirudinea

(Leeches)

ERPOBDELLIDAE

Erpobdella melanostoma (Sawyer & Shelley)

 

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Synonyms:  Mooreobdella melanostoma Sawyer & Shelley
                                           (Bayer et al. 1992; Klemm 1982; Klemm 1995)

 

 

 
Distribution Citations

[1982 Klemm]

1992 Bayer et al.
[1995 Klemm]

[ ] indicate state record, no specific county or locality indicated

notes:

-common and widely distributed throughout southern states

-all members of the family are scavengers  & predators, not parasites (Sawyer 1972)

copyright:   Stephen W. Ziser    
                          2010

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