Ozobranchus jantseanus (Annelida: Hirudinida: Ozobranchidae) was found parasitizing the exotic red-eared slider Trachemys scripta elegans in Japan. The invasive turtle is a new host record for O. jantseanus. Cocoons of O. jantseanus were not found on T. s. elegans.
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1 July 2012
First Report of Ozobranchus jantseanus (Hirudinida: Ozobranchidae) Parasitizing the Exotic Red-Eared Slider Trachemys scripta elegans in Japan
Takeo Yamauchi,
Tomoko Nishibori,
Dai Suzuki
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Comparative Parasitology
Vol. 79 • No. 2
July 2012
Vol. 79 • No. 2
July 2012
ectoparasite
invasive species
new host
ozobranchid leech
red-eared slider