First Report of Ozobranchus jantseanus (Hirudinida: Ozobranchidae) Parasitizing the Exotic Red-Eared Slider Trachemys scripta elegans in Japan

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jul 2012 English Publisher:Helminthological SocietyJournal:Comparative Parasitology, volume 79, pages 348-349 (issn: 1525-2647,

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Authors: Takeo Yamauchi; Tomoko Nishibori; Dai Suzuki;

doi: 10.1654/4553.1

First Report of Ozobranchus jantseanus (Hirudinida: Ozobranchidae) Parasitizing the Exotic Red-Eared Slider Trachemys scripta elegans in Japan

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Ozobranchus jantseanus (Annelida: Hirudinida: Ozobranchidae) was found parasitizing the exotic red-eared slider Trachemys scripta elegans in Japan. The invasive turtle is a new host record for O. jantseanus. Cocoons of O. jantseanus were not found on T. s. elegans.

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