A new marine piscicolid leech from Newfoundland placed provisionally in the genus Malmiana

A description is given of a medium-sized subcylindrical eyeless leech from Myoxocephalus scorpius that lacks a functional male bursa and muscular organ, has fully independent postcaeca, and is recognized as 'Malmiana' nuda sp. nov.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Canadian Journal of Zoology
Main Author: Richardson, Laurence R.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1970
Subjects:
Animal Science and Zoology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Leech
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z70-147
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z70-147
Description
Summary:A description is given of a medium-sized subcylindrical eyeless leech from Myoxocephalus scorpius that lacks a functional male bursa and muscular organ, has fully independent postcaeca, and is recognized as 'Malmiana' nuda sp. nov.

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