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To date, the only species of leech reported from the American   Alligator  ,    Alligator   mississippiensis    is    Placobdella   multilineata   . Seven specimens of a previously undescribed species of    Placobdella    were collected from the feet and lower jaw of a single female alligator from the Pascagoula River Wildlife Management Area, George County, Mississippi. The new species was named    Placobdella   siddalli    Richardson &amp; Moser,  sp. n. , in honor of the contributions of Dr. Mark Siddall to our understanding of the biology of leeches.    Placobdella   siddalli    Richardson &amp; Moser is similar to other papillated members of the genus    Placobdella   , but differs from    Placobdella   ali    Hughes &amp; Siddall, 2007,    Placobdella   rugosa    (Verrill, 1874),    Placobdella   multilineata    Moore, 1953, and    Placobdella   papillifera    (Verrill, 1872) in coloration, papillation, ventral striping, and in the possession of a relatively large caudal sucker. In addition, molecular comparison of 626 nucleotides of CO-I between the new species and other papillated leeches (   P.   ali   ,    P.   multilineata   ,    Placobdella   ornata   ,    P.   papillifera   ,    P.   rugosa   ) revealed interspecific differences of 14.0–18.0% (88–113 nucleotides).

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A new species of leech of the genus    Placobdella    (  Hirudinida  ,   Glossiphoniidae  ) from the American alligator (   Alligator   mississippiensis   ) in Mississippi, USA