Distribution of native and exotic branchiobdellidans (Annelida: Clitellata) on their respective crayfish hosts in northern Italy, with the first record of native Branchiobdella species on an exotic North American crayfish.

Branchiobdellidans were found on crayfish at the 18 sites examined in northern Italy. At 15 of the sites the native crayfish, Austropotamobius pallipes, was collected and all supported specimens of Branchiobdella italica. A few specimens of B. parasita were found at only two of these sites and no sp...

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Main Authors: Joy N. RAYBURN, Giovanni B. DELMASTRO, Stuart R. GELDER
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 1999-02-01
Series:Journal of Limnology
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Online Access:http://www.jlimnol.it/index.php/jlimnol/article/view/456