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Haementeria costata (Hirudinea: Glossiphoniidae), a leech new to Britain
Author(s) -
ELLIOTT J. M.,
MUGRIDGE R. E. R.,
STALLYBRASS H. G.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
freshwater biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.297
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1365-2427
pISSN - 0046-5070
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2427.1979.tb01530.x
Subject(s) - leech , ecology , biology , key (lock) , zoology , world wide web , computer science
SUMMARY. The European leech Haementeria costata is recorded in Britain for the first time and is described in detail. A key is provided to distinguish H. costata from other species of leeches in Britain, and the literature on the ecology of H. costata is summarized.