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Pontobdella
Sign in to savePontobdella is a species of marine leeches with a cosmopolitan distribution. They are covered with tubercles and their primary hosts are rays, sharks, skates, and sawfish.
Species
sea leech
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumAnnelida
- ClassClitellata
- OrderRhynchobdellida
- FamilyPiscicolidae
Habitatmarine
Observations10
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 35
- With media
- 6
- Family
- Piscicolidae
- Collections
- YPM, CMN, TCWC, NHMUK, USNM, AM
- Recorded in
- United States, Japan, Australia, Chile, United Kingdom, Panama
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Encyclopedic overview
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Pontobdella is a species of marine leeches with a cosmopolitan distribution. They are covered with tubercles and their primary hosts are rays, sharks, skates, and sawfish.
== Distribution == Pontobdella species are found on the coasts of Africa, Eurasia, the Americas, New Zealand, and even Antarctica.
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