Onchobdella Paperna, 1968
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https://doi.org/ 10.5252/z2009n4a6 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4548608 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C50EF865-906E-FF91-C7F3-FA0BFF4D9B15 |
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Felipe |
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Onchobdella Paperna, 1968 |
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Genus Onchobdella Paperna, 1968 View in CoL
TYPE SPECIES. — Onchobdella voltensis Paperna, 1968 , by original designation.
OTHER SPECIES INCLUDED. — Onchobdella aframae Paperna, 1968 ; O. bopeleti Bilong Bilong & Euzet, 1995 ; O. krachii Paperna, 1968 ; O. melissa Pariselle & Euzet, 1995 ; O. pterigyalis Paperna, 1968 ; O. silverai Pariselle & Euzet, 1995 ; O. spirocirra Paperna, 1968 .
DIAGNOSIS (according to Pariselle & Euzet [1995a]). — Ancyrocephalidae . Three pairs of cephalic glands. Two posterior ocellae with lenses, two small anterior ocellae. Intestinal caeca without diverticula, joined posteriorly. Two pairs of anchors: one large dorsal, one smaller ventral. Three transverse bars: one dorsal, two ventral well separated. Fourteen uncinuli of same length. Testis posterior inter-caecal.Vas deferens encircling left intestinal caeca. Seminal vesicle present. One prostatic reservoir. Male copulatory complex with penis and accessory piece. Median pre-testicular ovary. Vaginal opening lateral, dextral, sclerotised. Gill parasites on African cichlid fishes.
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