Hirudinea

(Leeches)

 Photogallery: 

Synonyms:  P. rugosa Moore
                                          (Hendricks, Wyatt & Henley 1971; Harrel 1973)

1971 Hendricks Wyatt Henley
1973 Harrel
1977 Sala Gibson Harrel
1978 Cover & Harrel

[1982 Klemm]

[1991 Davis]
1992 Bayer et al.
[1995 Klemm]

2003 Moring

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

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)