First record of Stibarobdella moorei (Annelida, Hirudinea, Piscicolidae) a marine leech parasitizing Octopus bimaculatus (Mollusca: Octopodidae) from the Mexican Pacific coast

The occurrence of the parasitic marine leech Stibarobdella moorei (Oka, 1910) (Hirudinea: Piscicolidae) along the northwest Mexican Pacific coast is described for the first time. This ectoparasite was collected from the skin of the Octopus bimaculatus (Verril, 1983) (Mollusca: Octopodidae). Stibarob...

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Main Authors: López-Peraza D. J., Hernández-Rodríguez M., Barón-Sevilla B., Bückle-Ramírez L. F., Grano-Maldonado M. I.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2017-12-01
Series:Helminthologia
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/helm-2017-0044