Life history and distribution of the leech Oligobdella biannulata (Moore, 1900) (Euhirudinea: Glossiphoniidae)

Comparative Parasitology

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 17-21

  Moser, William E ^a   Van Devender, R Wayne ^b   Klemm, Donald J ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^b APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Desmognathinae; Desmognathus marmoratus; Desmognathus quadramaculatus; Euhirudinea; Glossiphonidae; Hirudinea; Oligobdella biannulata; Rhynchobdellida; Salamanders

Indexed keywords

AMPHIUMA MEANS; CAUDATA; DESMOGNATHINAE; DESMOGNATHUS MARMORATUS; DESMOGNATHUS QUADRAMACULATUS; EUHIRUDINEA; GLOSSIPHONIIDAE; HIRUDINIDA; OLIGOBDELLA BIANNULATA; RHYNCHOBDELLIDA;

EID: 13644259210     PISSN: 15252647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1654/4160     Document Type: Article

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