Annellida, Hirudinea, Piscicolidae, Stibarobdella macrothela (Schmarda, 1861): first report for northeastern Brazil

Annellida, Hirudinea, Piscicolidae, Stibarobdella macrothela (Schmarda, 1861): first report for northeastern Brazil

This is the first report of Stibarobdella macrothela, a parasitic marine leech, for Ceará (Northeastern Brazil), the second report for Brazil, and the first report for the genus Stibarobdella in Northeastern Brazil. Two specimens separated from the host shark Carcharhinus sp. were identified in the...

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Main Authors: Jessika Alves, Felipe Monteiro, Helena Matthews-Cascon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2014-10-01
Series:Check List
Online Access:https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/19024/download/pdf/
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spelling doaj-83a22fa4803c47c7a6be19e0beb94f2f2020-11-24T21:48:55ZengPensoft PublishersCheck List1809-127X2014-10-011051161116310.15560/10.5.116119024Annellida, Hirudinea, Piscicolidae, Stibarobdella macrothela (Schmarda, 1861): first report for northeastern BrazilJessika Alves0Felipe Monteiro1Helena Matthews-Cascon2Universidade Federal da Bahia, Universidade Federal do CearáUniversidade Federal do Ceará; Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Ceará (IFCE), Campus JaguaribeUniversidade Federal do CearáThis is the first report of Stibarobdella macrothela, a parasitic marine leech, for Ceará (Northeastern Brazil), the second report for Brazil, and the first report for the genus Stibarobdella in Northeastern Brazil. Two specimens separated from the host shark Carcharhinus sp. were identified in the invertebrate collection at LIMCe (Laboratório de Invertebrados Marinhos do Ceará, Universidade Federal do Ceará). This record shows that the distribution of the S. macrothela is continuous in the Western Atlantic Ocean. Here, a brief description of the morphology and a new distributional map of the species is presented.https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/19024/download/pdf/
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Annellida, Hirudinea, Piscicolidae, Stibarobdella macrothela (Schmarda, 1861): first report for northeastern Brazil
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Felipe Monteiro
Helena Matthews-Cascon
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title Annellida, Hirudinea, Piscicolidae, Stibarobdella macrothela (Schmarda, 1861): first report for northeastern Brazil
title_short Annellida, Hirudinea, Piscicolidae, Stibarobdella macrothela (Schmarda, 1861): first report for northeastern Brazil
title_full Annellida, Hirudinea, Piscicolidae, Stibarobdella macrothela (Schmarda, 1861): first report for northeastern Brazil
title_fullStr Annellida, Hirudinea, Piscicolidae, Stibarobdella macrothela (Schmarda, 1861): first report for northeastern Brazil
title_full_unstemmed Annellida, Hirudinea, Piscicolidae, Stibarobdella macrothela (Schmarda, 1861): first report for northeastern Brazil
title_sort annellida, hirudinea, piscicolidae, stibarobdella macrothela (schmarda, 1861): first report for northeastern brazil
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description This is the first report of Stibarobdella macrothela, a parasitic marine leech, for Ceará (Northeastern Brazil), the second report for Brazil, and the first report for the genus Stibarobdella in Northeastern Brazil. Two specimens separated from the host shark Carcharhinus sp. were identified in the invertebrate collection at LIMCe (Laboratório de Invertebrados Marinhos do Ceará, Universidade Federal do Ceará). This record shows that the distribution of the S. macrothela is continuous in the Western Atlantic Ocean. Here, a brief description of the morphology and a new distributional map of the species is presented.
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