WoRMS taxon details
original description
Burreson, Eugene M.; Passarelli, Julianne Kalman. (2015). A New Species of <i>Pontobdella</i> (Hirudinida: Piscicolidae) from California with a Redescription of the Genus <i>Pontobdella</i>. <em>Comparative Parasitology.</em> 82(2): 235-239., available online at https://doi.org/10.1654/4757.1 page(s): 236, figures 1-4; note: Near Point Pinos, Monterey Bay, California [details] Available for editors [request]
redescription
Ruiz-Escobar, Fernando; Torres-Carrera, Gerardo; Islas-Villanueva, Valentina; Oceguera-Figueroa, Alejandro. (2024). Molecular Phylogeny of the Leech Genus Pontobdella (Hirudinida: Piscicolidae) with Notes on Pontobdella californiana and Pontobdella macrothela. <em>Journal of Parasitology.</em> 110(3): 186–194., available online at https://doi.org/10.1645/23-122 page(s): 188, figures 2-5; note: Molecular data and records for Mexican Pacific Coast (state of Oaxaca) and Gulf of Mexico (Veracruz and Tabasco). Type specimens were not examined. [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype USNM 40006, geounit California [details]
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Etymology Pontobdella californiana is named for the American state of California where collected. [details]
Type locality Near Point Pinos, Monterey Bay, California, 36.6386, -121.9383, 24-27 m, (incorrect terrestrial geolocation given in text as 39 39' N; 121 55' W). [details]
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