Haemopis lateromaculata Mathers 1963
Haemopis lateromaculata Mathers 1963 Synonym: Percymoorensis lateromaculata (Mathers 1963) General distribution: Nearctic (Figures 2 D, 3C, Table 2). Newfoundland: Museum specimens (identified by JM): CMNA 1982–0654: Patrick Cove (Placentia Bay); CMNA 1985–0378: Point Lance at St. Mary’s Bay. Both r...
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ftzenodo:oai:zenodo.org:5631625 2024-09-15T18:20:18+00:00 Haemopis lateromaculata Mathers 1963 Madill, Jacqueline Hovingh, Peter 2007-12-31 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5631625 http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C78785FF95CA4D3598FC5BFD5B86A7 unknown Zenodo https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.179881 http://publication.plazi.org/id/FFFEFFFDFF9DCA45350FFFC4FFBD8143 https://sibils.text-analytics.ch/search/collections/plazi/03C78785FF95CA4D3598FC5BFD5B86A7 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.179883 http://table.plazi.org/id/DF11661BFF9ECA463598FE3BFC7B8354 https://zenodo.org/communities/biosyslit https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5631624 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5631625 oai:zenodo.org:5631625 http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C78785FF95CA4D3598FC5BFD5B86A7 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode Freshwater leech (Annelida: Hirudinida) distribution in the Canadian Province of Newfoundland and Labrador and adjacent regions: check-list, new records, new pigmentation forms, and Pleistocene refugia, pp. 1-21 in Zootaxa, 1657, 9, (2007-12-31) Biodiversity Taxonomy Animalia Annelida Clitellata Arhynchobdellida Haemopidae Haemopis Haemopis lateromaculata info:eu-repo/semantics/other 2007 ftzenodo https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.563162510.5281/zenodo.17988110.5281/zenodo.17988310.5281/zenodo.5631624 2024-07-25T22:02:31Z Haemopis lateromaculata Mathers 1963 Synonym: Percymoorensis lateromaculata (Mathers 1963) General distribution: Nearctic (Figures 2 D, 3C, Table 2). Newfoundland: Museum specimens (identified by JM): CMNA 1982–0654: Patrick Cove (Placentia Bay); CMNA 1985–0378: Point Lance at St. Mary’s Bay. Both records are on the Avalon Peninsula. Previously unreported for Canada, these records are the first outside of Iowa and Minnesota (Mathers 1963). Notes on the species. The unusual conditions under which Haemopis lateromaculata was found follows: On November 15, 1981, Cecelia McGrath in Patrick Cove noticed large, black worms heading across her lawn. R. Morris, Agriculture Canada, described the animals as “ 5–7 cm long, olive dorsally with small, black irregular flecks,…ventrally black, sucker large, and light, yellow, longitudinal stripes.” On November 8, 1985, D.G. Walsch found another H. lateromaculata in a freshwater well in Point Lance. All species of Haemopidae are amphibious, i.e., they can swim and crawl in aquatic environments, and when conditions are right, they can travel overland. The skin of leeches is moist and absorbent, and needs wet conditions such as dew-drenched surroundings, or rainfall to avoid desiccation. In both records, H. lateromaculata was collected in the late fall. These Haemopis most likely were looking for suitable winter quarters just as Moore (1923) described for another bloodsucker species, Macrobdella decora . Ms. McGrath claimed that these animals had never been near her property previously and must have traveled a fair distance overland because their original freshwater habitat was nowhere in sight. Dorsally, Haemopis lateromaculata resembles the most common species of horse-leech ( Haemopis marmorata (Say)) since its dorsum is dark and mottled. However, the two lateral yellow stripes, and the uniformly plain ventrum are diagnostic of living H. lateromaculata . Preserved specimens can also be identified by dissection and microscope examination. The male and female gonopores are 5 ... Other/Unknown Material Newfoundland Zenodo |
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Haemopis lateromaculata Mathers 1963 Synonym: Percymoorensis lateromaculata (Mathers 1963) General distribution: Nearctic (Figures 2 D, 3C, Table 2). Newfoundland: Museum specimens (identified by JM): CMNA 1982–0654: Patrick Cove (Placentia Bay); CMNA 1985–0378: Point Lance at St. Mary’s Bay. Both records are on the Avalon Peninsula. Previously unreported for Canada, these records are the first outside of Iowa and Minnesota (Mathers 1963). Notes on the species. The unusual conditions under which Haemopis lateromaculata was found follows: On November 15, 1981, Cecelia McGrath in Patrick Cove noticed large, black worms heading across her lawn. R. Morris, Agriculture Canada, described the animals as “ 5–7 cm long, olive dorsally with small, black irregular flecks,…ventrally black, sucker large, and light, yellow, longitudinal stripes.” On November 8, 1985, D.G. Walsch found another H. lateromaculata in a freshwater well in Point Lance. All species of Haemopidae are amphibious, i.e., they can swim and crawl in aquatic environments, and when conditions are right, they can travel overland. The skin of leeches is moist and absorbent, and needs wet conditions such as dew-drenched surroundings, or rainfall to avoid desiccation. In both records, H. lateromaculata was collected in the late fall. These Haemopis most likely were looking for suitable winter quarters just as Moore (1923) described for another bloodsucker species, Macrobdella decora . Ms. McGrath claimed that these animals had never been near her property previously and must have traveled a fair distance overland because their original freshwater habitat was nowhere in sight. Dorsally, Haemopis lateromaculata resembles the most common species of horse-leech ( Haemopis marmorata (Say)) since its dorsum is dark and mottled. However, the two lateral yellow stripes, and the uniformly plain ventrum are diagnostic of living H. lateromaculata . Preserved specimens can also be identified by dissection and microscope examination. The male and female gonopores are 5 ... |
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Freshwater leech (Annelida: Hirudinida) distribution in the Canadian Province of Newfoundland and Labrador and adjacent regions: check-list, new records, new pigmentation forms, and Pleistocene refugia, pp. 1-21 in Zootaxa, 1657, 9, (2007-12-31) |
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