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Pontobdella muricata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Annelida
class
Clitellata
order
Rhynchobdellida
family
Piscicolidae
genus
Pontobdella
species
Pontobdella muricata

Name

Synonyms
Hirudo muricata Linnaeus, 1758
Pontobdella areolata Leach, 1815
Pontobdella spinulosa Leach, 1815
Pontobdella verrucata Leach, 1815
Pontobdella verrucosa Leydig, 1851
Homonyms
Pontobdella muricata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common names
Rochenegel in German
Rokkeigle in Danish
Rokkeigle in Danish
Sangsue muriquée in French
Sangsue verruqueuse in French
Sangsue verruqueuse, Sangsue muriquée in French
Sanguijuela marina in Spanish
Skate Leech in English
Stor rokkeigle in Danish
Stor rokkeigle in Danish
ray leech in English
rockigel in Swedish
roggenbloedzuiger in Dutch
roggenbloedzuiger in Dutch
skate leech in English
taggvårtig spoligel in Swedish
taggvårtiga spoligeln in Swedish
taggvårtiga spoligeln in Swedish
Roggenbloedzuiger in Dutch
roggenbloedzuiger in Dutch
taggvårtig spoligel in Swedish
Rochenegel in German
ray leech in English
rockigel in Swedish
skate leech in English
skate leech in English
taggvårtiga spoligeln in Swedish
taggvårtiga spoligeln in Swedish

Bibliographic References

  1. Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. <em>Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK.</em> 627 pp.
  2. 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.
  3. Sawyer, R.T. (1986). Leech biology and behaviour. Vol. II. Feeding biology, ecology, and systematics. Clarendon Press. 375 p.
  4. Sawyer, Roy T., 1986: null. Leech Biology and Behaviour, vol. 2. 419-793.
  5. Stefan Lundberg (Iglar) (2004) Stefan Lundberg, limnolog, sektionen för evertebratzoologi, Naturhistoriska riksmuseet.
  6. Youssef, Feriel; Benmansour, Bouchra; Yurakhno, Violetta M.; Mansour, Lamjed. (2024). New marine leech species of Branchellion Savigny, 1822 (Hirudinida: Piscicolidae) and new host record of Pontobdella muricata in the Gulf of Tunis. <em>Biologia.</em> 79(6): 1695-1704.
  7. van der Land, J. (2001). Hirudinea, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 234-235
  8. van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO).
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