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Parasitism of the Two-Toed Amphiuma (Amphiuma means Garden) by the Macrobdellid Leech Macrobdella ditetra Moore.
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Southeastern Naturalist . 2021, Vol. 20 Issue 1, pN1-N6. 6p. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- During the course of surveys for freshwater amphibians/reptiles in the Coastal Plain of southeastern Georgia and northern Florida, we documented parasitism of the Amphiuma means (Two-toed Amphiuma) by the leech Macrobdella ditetra (Family Macrobdellidae). We observed this leech on Two-toed Amphiumas at 4 different wetland sites, with 1–3 individual M. ditetra present on 6 of 16 (37.5%) Two-toed Amphiumas captured via aquatic trapping. Leeches were not found on Siren lacertina (Greater Siren; n = 10), a second large, eel-like salamander inhabiting some of the same wetlands. We did not document Philobdella floridana, a second macrobdellid leech species often found syntopically with M. ditetra, feeding on the Two-toed Amphiuma. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *LEECHES
*PARASITISM
*COASTAL plains
*WETLANDS
*SALAMANDERS
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 15287092
- Volume :
- 20
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Southeastern Naturalist
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 149432001
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1656/058.020.0108