Pterobdella leiostoma

Author
Burreson & Thoney, 1991

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Overall Geographic Range
Southeast Gulf of Mexico coast of U.S.A.
Habitat-Biology
  • pelagic
  • parasitic
References

  • Burreson, E. M., and D. A. Thoney. 1991. Aestabdella leiostomi sp. n. (Hirudinea: Piscicolidae) from the gills of spot, Leiostomus xanthurus, in the lower Chesapeake Bay, Virginia. Journal of the Helminthological Society of Washington 58: 159–163.

  • Sawyer, R. T., A. R. Lawler, and R. M. Overstreet. 1975. Marine leeches of the eastern United States and the Gulf of Mexico with a key to the species. Journal of Natural History 9: 633–667.

Species Notes

None noted.

Source

Burreson, E. M. 2009. Marine Leeches (Hirudinida) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 789–792 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

GulfBase Citation

Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. 2016. GulfBase: Resource Database for Gulf of Mexico Research, Education, and Management. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.gulfbase.org, 05-11-2024.

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