One of 4 (25%) white crappie, Pomoxis annularis, specimens from the Ouachita River, Dallas County, Arkansas, was found to be infested with 8 glossiphoniid leeches, Actinobdella inequiannulata Moore, 1901. Leeches were removed from within the operculum on gills and gill arches. This leech is generally thought to be uncommon but has been reported previously, mainly on members of the family Catostomidae from 21 states of the United States and 5 provinces of Canada. We report a new host record and the first report of A. inequiannulata from Arkansas.
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1 July 2011
Actinobdella inequiannulata (Annelida: Hirudinida: Rhynchobdellida: Glossiphoniidae) from White Crappie, Pomoxis annularis (Perciformes: Centrarchidae), in Arkansas, U.S.A
Chris T. McAllister,
William E. Moser,
Donald J. Klemm
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Comparative Parasitology
Vol. 78 • No. 2
July 2011
Vol. 78 • No. 2
July 2011
Actinobdella inequiannulata
Annelida
Arkansas
Catostomidae
Centrarchidae
Glossiphoniidae
Hirudinea