The Aquatic Invertebrates of Texas
Hirudinea
(Leeches)
GLOSSIPHONIIDAE
Placobdella papillifera (Verrill)
Photogallery:
Synonyms:
Distribution Citations
1977 Sala Gibson Harrel
1978 Darville
1980 Darville & Harrel
[1982 Klemm]
[1991 Davis]
[1995 Klemm]
1998 Moring Rosendale
Ansley Brown
[ ] indicate state record, no specific county or locality indicated
notes:
-widely distributed (Klemm GTFA 1982)
-freeliving or parasitic on turtles (Klemm 1995)
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