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On the presence of Pontobdella muricata (Hirudinea: Piscicolidae) on some elasmobranchs of the Tyrrhenian Sea (Central Mediterranean).

On the presence of Pontobdella muricata (Hirudinea: Piscicolidae) on some elasmobranchs of the Tyrrhenian Sea (Central Mediterranean).

Authors :
BOTTARI, Teresa
PROFETA, Adriana
RINELLI, Paola
GAGLIO, Gabriella
LA SPADA, Gina
SMEDILE, Francesco
GIORDANO, Daniela
Source :
Acta Adriatica. Dec2017, Vol. 58 Issue 2, p225-234. 10p.
Publication Year :
2017

Abstract

This paper provides the first report of the leech, Pontobdella muricata (Linnaeus, 1758), in the Tyrrhenian Sea. The leech was found on the brown ray, Raja miraletus (Linnaeus 1758), and on the spotted ray, Raja montagui (Fowler, 1910), caught by trawling during autumn 2014. Complete sequence of 18S rRNA gene, COI mitochondrial gene and partial sequences of the mitochondrial 12S rRNA gene corroborate the determination based on morphological characteristics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00015113
Volume :
58
Issue :
2
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Acta Adriatica
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
127400404
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.32582/aa.58.2.3