Open AccessRedescription of <i>Placobdella Multistriata </i>( Johansson, 1909) (Hirudinea: Glossiphoniidae)
Author(s) -
J. H. Oosthuizen
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
koedoe
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.419
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 2071-0771
pISSN - 0075-6458
DOI - 10.4102/koedoe.v22i1.651
Subject(s) - leech , taxon , zoology , biology , ecology , genealogy , philosophy , history , computer science , world wide web
Study of a large number of specimens of Placobdella multistriata (Johansson, 1909) revealed the unsatisfactory nature of the information currently available on this leech. The reason is evidently the fact that previous workers had very limited and poorly prepared material at their disposal. In some instances, this even resulted in the description of non-existent species-taxa. In view of this unsound state of affairs, a redescription of P. multistriata is provided and evidence adduced for the amalgamation of Placobdella pulchra Moore, 1939, P. auroguttata Moore, 1939 and P. unita Moore, 1958 with P. multistriata