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SUBMITTER: Richardson DJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5523385 | biostudies-literature | 2017
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Richardson Dennis J DJ Moser William E WE Hammond Charlotte I CI Lazo-Wasem Eric A EA McAllister Chris T CT Pulis Eric E EE
ZooKeys 20170410 667
To date, the only species of leech reported from the American Alligator, <i>Alligator mississippiensis</i> is <i>Placobdella multilineata</i>. Seven specimens of a previously undescribed species of <i>Placobdella</i> were collected from the feet and lower jaw of a single female alligator from the Pascagoula River Wildlife Management Area, George County, Mississippi. The new species was named <i>Placobdella siddalli</i> Richardson & Moser, <b>sp. n.</b>, in honor of the contributions of Dr. Mark ...[more]