Journal article
New Host Record for the Marine Leech, Pontobdella macrothela (Hirudinida: Piscicolidae) from Sicklefin Lemon Sharks, Negaprion acutidens (Chondrichthyes: Carcharinidae) in St. Joseph Atoll, Republic of Seychelles, West Indian Ocean
Comparative Parasitology, Vol.86(1)
2019
Abstract
Two specimens of the marine leech Pontobdella macrothela were found parasitizing the carcharhinid shark, Negaprion acutidens, at St. Joseph Atoll, Amirantes, Republic of Seychelles. This report presents the first record of this piscicolid leech from N. acutidens and is one of the few records of P. macrothela in the West Indian Ocean.
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- Title
- New Host Record for the Marine Leech, Pontobdella macrothela (Hirudinida: Piscicolidae) from Sicklefin Lemon Sharks, Negaprion acutidens (Chondrichthyes: Carcharinidae) in St. Joseph Atoll, Republic of Seychelles, West Indian Ocean
- Authors/Creators
- R. Daly (Author/Creator) - Save Our Seas FoundationC.A. Keating-Daly (Author/Creator) - Save Our Seas FoundationJ.L. Hounslow (Author/Creator) - Murdoch UniversityE.E. Byrnes (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
- Publication Details
- Comparative Parasitology, Vol.86(1)
- Publisher
- Helminthological Society of Washington
- Identifiers
- 991005540289207891
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Centre for Fish and Fisheries Research
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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