<p>Marine leeches (<i>Branchellion ravenelii</i>) were found attached to a cownose ray (<i>Rhinoptera bonasus</i>) in the Choctawhatchee Bay, Florida. This finding represents a new host for <i>B. ravenelii</i> and the first leech species found attached to a wild specimen of <i>R. bonasus</i>.</p>

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First record of the marine leech, Branchellion ravenelii, collected from a cownose ray (Rhinoptera bonasus)

  • Joshua W. Campbell,
  • Parker Martin

摘要

Marine leeches (Branchellion ravenelii) were found attached to a cownose ray (Rhinoptera bonasus) in the Choctawhatchee Bay, Florida. This finding represents a new host for B. ravenelii and the first leech species found attached to a wild specimen of R. bonasus.