Open AccessSucking of human blood by Placobdella costata (O. F. Müller, 1846) (Hirudinida: Glossiphoniidae): Case study with notes on body form
Author(s) -
Cichocka Joanna M.,
Bielecki Aleksander,
JabłońskaBarna Izabela,
Krajewski Łukasz,
Topolska Katarzyna,
Hildebrand Joanna,
Dmitryjuk Małgorzata,
Biedunkiewicz Anna,
Abramchuk Andrei
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
ecology and evolution
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.17
H-Index - 63
ISSN - 2045-7758
DOI - 10.1002/ece3.8261
Subject(s) - juvenile , biology , human blood , blood sucking , zoology , ecology , human body , anatomy , physiology
Four events of Placobdella costata sucking human blood are described. Human blood was sucked by both adult and juvenile specimens of P . costata . The feeding strategies of juveniles under parental care are presented. New data on juvenile specimens' body form are presented. Information on the potential role of mammals in dispersion and habitat preferences of leeches P . costata is considered.