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Image of Placobdella

Image of Placobdella

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Figure 3.Ventral surface of Placobdella appalachiensis sp. n., Holotype USNM 1232924 collected from an adult eastern hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis) from stream reach A3 in southwest Virginia, USA. Scale bar equals 1 mm.

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William A. Hopkins, William E. Moser, David W. Garst, Dennis J. Richardson, Charlotte I. Hammond, Eric A. Lazo-Wasem
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Hopkins W, Moser W, Garst D, Richardson D, Hammond C, Lazo-Wasem E (2014) Morphological and molecular characterization of a new species of leech (Glossiphoniidae, Hirudinida): Implications for the health of its imperiled amphibian host ( Cryptobranchus alleganiensis) ZooKeys 378: 83–101
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zookeys.378.6545.sp_1_p_2