Placobdella is a genus of leeches belonging to the family Glossiphoniidae.[1] Species can grow up to 6.5 cm in length, have extremely close eyes and mouths located on the rim or near the anterior (front) sucker.[2]
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.[1]
^ ab"Placobdella Blanchard, 1893". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
^Great Lakes Wetlands | Invert Help Sheets: Annelida Hirudinea Glossiphoniidae v2 —"based on keys and descriptions from Thorp & Covich (2016), Pennak (2001), Klemm (1985); by Michelle Dobrin, U of Windsor, 2017"
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as well as Placobdelloides have Enterobacteriaceae symbionts, while Placobdella harbours peculiar and independently derived alphaproteobacteria.[citation...
IIb-IIIa) antagonist and platelet aggregation inhibitor isolated from Placobdella ornata (Turtle leech). The protein is 41-52 amino acids in length and...
dogs, and raccoons prey upon the bog turtle. In addition, leeches (Placobdella multilineata and P. parasitica) and parasitic flies (Cistudinomyia cistudinis)...
variety of freshwater turtles in North and Central America. Species of Placobdella, a type of leech, have been Chiapas found to suck blood from the skin...
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