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Llewellyn, L. C. (1966). Pontobdellinae (Piscicolidae : Hirudinea) in the British Museum (Natural History) with a review of the subfamily. Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Zool.), 14(7), 389-439.
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Llewellyn, L. C.
1966
Pontobdellinae (Piscicolidae : Hirudinea) in the British Museum (Natural History) with a review of the subfamily
Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Zool.)
14(7): 389-439
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Pentabdella Llewellyn, 1966 accepted as Pontobdella Leach, 1815 (original description)
Pontobdella areolata Leach, 1815 accepted as Pontobdella muricata (Linnaeus, 1758) (status source)
Pontobdella benhami Richardson, 1950 accepted as Pontobdella leucothela Schmarda, 1861 (source of synonymy)
Pontobdella dispar Cordero, 1937 accepted as Pontobdella macrothela Schmarda, 1861 (redescription)
Pontobdella muricata (Linnaeus, 1758) (basis of record)
Pontobdella prionodiscus Schmarda, 1861 (additional source)
Pontobdellinae Llewellyn, 1966 (basis of record)
Pontobdellinae Llewellyn, 1966 (original description)
Pontobdella areolata Leach, 1815 accepted as Pontobdella muricata (Linnaeus, 1758) (status source)
Pontobdella benhami Richardson, 1950 accepted as Pontobdella leucothela Schmarda, 1861 (source of synonymy)
Pontobdella dispar Cordero, 1937 accepted as Pontobdella macrothela Schmarda, 1861 (redescription)
Pontobdella muricata (Linnaeus, 1758) (basis of record)
Pontobdella prionodiscus Schmarda, 1861 (additional source)
Pontobdellinae Llewellyn, 1966 (basis of record)
Pontobdellinae Llewellyn, 1966 (original description)
East North Atlantic for Pontobdella muricata (Linnaeus, 1758)
North Sea for Pontobdella muricata (Linnaeus, 1758)
North Sea for Pontobdella muricata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Description
The original description is difficult to obtains. However, Llewellyn (1966) states that his description (as ... [details]
Description
Translated from Schmarda by Llewellyn (1966): "Description after Schmarda. Body cylindrical, length 48 mm. and ... [details]
Diagnosis
(Llewellyn, L. C. 1966).Tuberculate Piscicolidae in which most of the somites of the testicular and caecal regions ... [details]
Diagnosis
Llewellyn (1966) "conspicuously tuberculate marine leeches may conveniently be separated in a new subfamily ... [details]
Ecology
host species of rays and sometimes plaice [details]
Editor's comment
There seem to be almost no usages of this name after its description. Vaillant (1890) mentions it in passing, and ... [details]
