Fourteen individuals of the leech Placobdella multilineata were found feeding on a Gulf Coast box turtle, Terrapene carolina major, collected in Gulfport, Mississippi, U.S.A., representing a new host and state geographic distribution record. This represents the first vouchered report of a leech from any North American box turtle.
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1 July 2016
Placobdella multilineata Moore, 1953 (Hirudinida: Glossiphoniidae) from the Gulf Coast Box Turtle, Terrapene carolina major (Agassiz, 1857) (Testudines: Emydidae) in Mississippi, U.S.A.
Dennis J. Richardson,
Chris T. McAllister,
Andrew J. Heaton,
Eric E. Pulis,
William E. Moser
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Comparative Parasitology
Vol. 83 • No. 2
July 2016
Vol. 83 • No. 2
July 2016
Box turtle
Hirudinea
Mississippi
Placodbella multilineata
Terrapene carolina major