Name - Marsupiobdella africana

Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)

urn:lsid:organismnames.com:name:2082776 [metadata]

Variants and Synonyms

• Marsupiobdella africana Goddard and Malan

• Marsupiobdella africana Goddart & Malan 1912

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Recent Publications

• Studies on the anatomy, life history and behaviour of Marsupiobdella africana (Hirudinea: Glossiphoniidae).
• Preliminary notes on the relationships existing between the leech, Marsupiobdella afrkana, the river crab, Potamon perlatus, and the platauna, Xenopus laevis, as observed in specimens taken from the Kromo-form River in the Cape Province of the Union of South Africa.
• Reproductive strategies of the kangaroo leech, Marsupiobdella africana (Glossiphoniidae).
• Phoretic interaction between the kangaroo leech Marsupiobdella africana (Hirudinea: Glossiphoniidae) and the cape river crab Potamonautes perlatus (Decapoda: Potamonautidae).
• Broad phylogenetic analyses of the leech family Glossiphoniidae (Annelida: Clitellata) reveals two independent origins of kangaroo leeches.

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