Philobdella gracilis Moore, 1901 (Macrobdellidae: Hirudinida) is reported from Arkansas and Oklahoma for the first time. Specimens were collected in creeks and ponds. The Mississippi drainage distribution of P. gracilis and eastern distribution Philobdella floridana were confirmed by reexamination of museum specimens.
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1 July 2011
Distribution of the Genus Philobdella (Macrobdellidae: Hirudinida), Including New Locality Records from Arkansas and Oklahoma
William E. Moser,
Donald J. Klemm,
Anna J. Phillips,
Stanley E. Trauth,
Robert G. Neal,
Jonathan W. Stanley,
Matthew B. Connior,
Joseph E. Flotemersch
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Comparative Parasitology
Vol. 78 • No. 2
July 2011
Vol. 78 • No. 2
July 2011
Arkansas
Hirudinea
Hirudinida
Hirudinidae
leeches
Macrobdellidae
Oklahoma