Notes on the Leech<i>Desserobdella picta</i>(Hirudinea: Glossiphoniidae)

Dreux J. Watermolen

Journal of Freshwater Ecology · 1996 · 22 citations · 21 references

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Abstract

ABSTRACT The leech, Desserobdella picta (Verrill, 1872), is reported as a parasite of the snapping turtle, Chelydra serpentina. Records of other glossiphoniid leeches parasitizing freshwater turtles are summarized. The North American distribution of D. picta is summarized and its known Wisconsin distribution depicted.

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