Traits name details
original description
Burreson, E. M. & G. C. Kearn. 2000. Rhopalobdella japonica n. gen., n. sp. (Hirudinea, Piscicolidae) from Dasyatis akajei (Chondrichthyes: Dasyatididae)in the northwestern Pacific. Journal of Parasitology 86: 696-699. [details]
basis of record
Burreson, E. M. 2006. A redescription of the fish leech Pterobdella amara (=Rhopalobdella japonica) (Hirudinida: Piscicolidae) based on specimens from the type locality in India and from Australia. Journal of Parasitology 9(2): 677-681. [details]
additional source
Furiness, Sharon; Williams, Julianne I.; Nagasawa, Kazuya; Burreson, Eugene M. (2007). A collection of fish leeches (Hirudinida: Piscicolidae) from Japan and surrounding waters, including redescriptions of three species. <em>Journal of Parasitology.</em> 93(4): 875-83., available online at https://doi.org/10.1645/GE-979R1.1 [details] Available for editors
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