The Aquatic Invertebrates of Texas

Hirudinea

(Leeches)

GLOSSIPHONIIDAE

Placobdella montifera Moore

 

 Photogallery: 

 

 

Synonyms: 

 

 

 
Distribution Citations

1976 Harrel & Duplechin

[1982 Klemm]
1984 Cusak

[1991 Davis]
[1995 Klemm]

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

notes:

-uncommon but widely distributed in the United Sates (Klemm GTFA 1982)

-freeliving or parasitic on fish and mussels (Klemm 1995)

-attacks aquatic worms, insect larvae, mussels, frogs, toads and fish (Sawyer 1972)

copyright:   Stephen W. Ziser    
                          2010

Mainpage          E-mail