Richardson, L. R. (1950). Studies on New Zealand Hirudinea : Part I. Pontobdella benhami n. sp. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 78(1): 97-100.

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Richardson, L. R.

1950

78(1): 97-100

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None. Begins: "The presence of a leech of the genus Pontobdella in New Zealand waters has long been known. Professor Sir William Benham collected a specimen which is recorded without name in Hutton 's Index Faunae Novae Zealandiae of 1904. The leech is common. Specimens have come to me from both the Dunedin and the Wellington area. The majority of these were obtained during trawling operations, being found free on the deck after the trawl had been cleared away, and for these the host is uncertain; but Professor Benham has very kindly supplied me with his specimen which was taken '' attached to a skate.'' Other than this, I have no record of the host." Summary: "Pontobdella benhami n.sp. from New Zealand waters is a triannulate pontobdellid characterised by the possession of eight primary tubercles on the middle annulus of each segment, twelve tubercles on the first and last annuli in each complete segment, and a clitellum · of six annuli of which the last lacks tubercles. "

New Zealand

Systematics, Taxonomy

Annelida

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