Name - Desserobdella picta

Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)

urn:lsid:organismnames.com:name:852377 [metadata]

Variants and Synonyms

• Desserobdella picta (Verrill 1872)

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Recent Publications

• Amphibian parasitism by the leech Desserobdella picta at a small pasture pond in Northwest Arkansas.
• Predator-induced life history changes in amphibians: egg predation induces hatching.
• Interactive effects of leech (Desserobdella picta) infection on wood frog (Rana sylvatica) tadpole fitness traits.
• Leech mycetome endosymbionts are a new lineage of alphaproteobacteria related to the Rhizobiaceae.
• New host and distribution records for the amphibian leech Desserobdella picta (Rhynchobdellida: Glossiphoniidae) from Nebraska and Wisconsin.

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