Biology of the leech Actinobdella inequiannulata Moore, 1901 (Annelida: Hirudinea: Rhynchobdellida: Glossiphoniidae), parasitic on the white sucker, Catostomus commersoni Lacepede, 1803, and the longnose sucker, Catostomus catostomus Forster, 1773, in Alg

• Published in: Comparative Parasitology
• Main Authors: Klemm, D. J., Daniels, B. A., Moser, W. E., Lester, R. J. G.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Helminthological Society of Washington 2003
• Subjects: Benthic invertebrate; Freshwater annelid; Feeding behavior; Fish parasite; Leech; Parasitism; Actinobdella annectens; Actinobdella inequiannulata; Actinobdella pediculata; Actinobdella triannulata; Myzobdella lugubris; White sucker; Catostomus commersoni; Longnose sucker; Catostomus catostomus; Algonquin Provincial Park; Canada; 270504 Invertebrate Biology; C1; 770604 Control of pests and exotic species
• Online Access: https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:71974

Actinobdella inequiannulata was found on the white sucker. Catostomus commersoni, and less frequently on the longnose sucker, Catostomus catostomus, in Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada. Catostomus commersoni parasitized with Act. inequiannulata was collected from July to October 1973 and M...