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Romero, D., Duarte, J., Narváez-Ledesma, L., Farfán, M. Á., & Real, R. (2014). Presence of the leech placobdella costata in the south of the iberian peninsula. Acta Parasitologica, 59(2), 259–262.
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| Resource type: Journal Article BibTeX citation key: Romero2014 View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Geoemydidae, Habitat - habitat, Mauremys rivulata, Parasiten - parasites, Schildkröten - turtles + tortoises, Südwesteuropa - South-Western Europa Creators: Duarte, Farfán, Narváez-Ledesma, Real, Romero Collection: Acta Parasitologica |
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Placobdella costata is a leech specific to freshwater turtle Emys orbicularis. Both genera are native to North America and have co-evolved and undergone dispersion through the Palearctic. The leech is present throughout the Mediterranean area, always associated with E. orbicularis. Their only known presence in the Iberian Peninsula is in the north and center of the peninsula. Here we present the first description of the leech in southern Spain (Andalusia) in association with a small fragmented population of fresh-water turtles in which E. orbicularis and Mauremys leprosa coexist. Unusually, the leech was found attached to the carapace of a male M. leprosa.
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