A new species of marine leech (Hirudinea: Piscicolidae) from the north-eastern Pacific Ocean, parasitic on the English sole, Parophrys vetulus Girard |
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| Authors: | EUGENE M. BURRESON |
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| Affiliation: | Virginia Institute of Marine Science and School of Marine Science, College of William and Mary, Gloucester Point, Virginia 23062, U.S.A. |
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| Abstract: | The marine piscicolid leech Calliobdella knightjonesi sp. nov. from the Oregon coast is described and illustrated. Mature individuals do not exceed 10 mm in length, have faint reddish-brown segmental pigment bands, small pulsatile vesicles, six pairs of testisacs and a well-developed seminal receptacle connected to the posterior portion of the bursa by paired tissue strands. The leech lacks eyes and ocelli. |
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| Keywords: | Hirudinea Piscicolidae Calliobdella knightjonesi sp. nov. Parophrys vetulus Girard |
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