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