Erpobdella lahontana (Annelida : Hirudinea : Arhynchobdellida : Erpobdellidae), a new species of freshwater leech from North America

Authors
Hovingh, P Klemm, DJ
Citation
P. Hovingh et Dj. Klemm, Erpobdella lahontana (Annelida : Hirudinea : Arhynchobdellida : Erpobdellidae), a new species of freshwater leech from North America, P BIOL SOC, 113(1), 2000, pp. 155-161
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Biology
Journal title
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BIOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON
ISSN journal
0006324X → ACNP
Volume
113
Issue
1
Year of publication
2000
Pages
155 - 161
Database
ISI
SICI code
0006-324X(20000406)113:1<155:EL(:H:>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
new species of a leech, Erpobdella lahontana, is described from the Lahonta n Basin in California and Nevada of the western United States. This species has four pairs of eyes, the preatrial loops of male paired ducts extend to ganglion XI, and the male and female gonopores are located in furrows of t he annuli, separated by five annuli.