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.
Published in: | Canadian Journal of Zoology |
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Canadian Science Publishing
1970
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z70-147 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z70-147 |
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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