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Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington 49(2) 1982
I , , _ / ,' "T '- "/-_ J, . _. Volume 49 Jrily 1982;} Nufnber,2 \~-.\ .•'.' ''•-,- -• ;- - S "• . v-T /7, ' V. >= v.-"' " - . f "-< "'• '-.' '" J; PROCEEDINGS -. .-.•, • "*-. -. The Helmifltliological Society Washington :- ' ; "- ' A^siBmiohnua/ /ourna/ of research devofedVfp ^He/miiithoibgy and , a// branches of Parasi'fology in part by the ; r r;Brqytpn H.yRansom Memorial /Trust Fond TA'&'- -s^^>~J ••..''/'""', ':vSj ''--//;i -^v Subscription ^$18X)0 a Volume; Foreign, $19.00 AMIN, ,OwARr M. Adult Trematodes (Digenea) from Lake'Fishes ;6f Southeastern;Wisconsin, A with a Key to;Species ofvthe Genus Crleptdottomu/rt firwm, 1900 in-North America '_'.C-_~i-, 196- '•}AMIN, OMAR M. Two larval Trematodes'^Strigeoide^y^f fishes iri/Southeastern Wiscpnsin .:._ 207 AIMIN, OMARM. Description of Larval Acanthoctphajus parksidei Amin, 1975 (Acanthocephala: I A Echinorhynchidae) from Its iSopod Intermediate Host—i'.i.—_i.;—;-__-..-_-__-.—J....... 235 AMIN, PAIARM."and DONAL G.'My/ER. 'Paracreptbtrematina\timi gen.;et sp. inov. (Digenea: -. v Allocreadiidae) frohi-the Mudminnow, Umbra limi '.:'-._.2i_i-..__.^^.^i.., _— -____i_xS185 BAKER, M.i R. ,'On Two'Nevy Nie;matode Parasites (TnchOstrongyloidea: Molineidae) from f— , Amphibians;and Reptiles (...^d.-. -—._..-l.H— --^_./——.—.—.j- ^::l.._.___i__ 252 CAMPBELL, RONALD A:, STEVEN J- CORREIA, AND ;RIGHA»PTL. HAEPRJGH., A ,New Mbnor : • \ ^genean/and Cestode from'jthe Deep-Sea Fish, Macrourus berglax Lacepede, ;1802,' from jHe Flemish 'Cap off Newfoundland -u—— :.^..——u—^—-—^—y——i——~--———::-—:^ 169 vCAMPBELL, .RoNALp A. AND JOHN V.-^GARTNER, JR. "'Pistarta eutypharyifgis gen.\et sp. 'n.' , (', (Ceystoda: Pseudophyllidea)_from/;the Bathypelagic Gulper .Eel, ~Eurypharynx-pelecanoides ^.Vaillant, 1882, withiComments on Host arid Parasite Ecology -.:^-_r-::--—i—---_—L——I. -
Parasites from the Red Lionfish, Pterois Volitans from the Gulf of Mexico
Gulf and Caribbean Research Volume 27 Issue 1 2016 Parasites from the Red Lionfish, Pterois volitans from the Gulf of Mexico Alexander Q. Fogg Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, [email protected] Carlos F. Ruiz Auburn University, [email protected] Stephen S. Curran The University of Southern Mississippi, [email protected] Stephen A. Bullard Auburn University, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://aquila.usm.edu/gcr Part of the Biodiversity Commons, Marine Biology Commons, and the Zoology Commons Recommended Citation Fogg, A. Q., C. F. Ruiz, S. S. Curran and S. A. Bullard. 2016. Parasites from the Red Lionfish, Pterois volitans from the Gulf of Mexico. Gulf and Caribbean Research 27 (1): SC1-SC5. Retrieved from https://aquila.usm.edu/gcr/vol27/iss1/7 DOI: https://doi.org/10.18785/gcr.2701.07 This Short Communication is brought to you for free and open access by The Aquila Digital Community. It has been accepted for inclusion in Gulf and Caribbean Research by an authorized editor of The Aquila Digital Community. For more information, please contact [email protected]. VOLUME 25 VOLUME GULF AND CARIBBEAN Volume 25 RESEARCH March 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS GULF AND CARIBBEAN SAND BOTTOM MICROALGAL PRODUCTION AND BENTHIC NUTRIENT FLUXES ON THE NORTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO NEARSHORE SHELF RESEARCH Jeffrey G. Allison, M. E. Wagner, M. McAllister, A. K. J. Ren, and R. A. Snyder....................................................................................1—8 WHAT IS KNOWN ABOUT SPECIES RICHNESS AND DISTRIBUTION ON THE OUTER—SHELF SOUTH TEXAS BANKS? Harriet L. Nash, Sharon J. Furiness, and John W. -
Nabs 2004 Final
CURRENT AND SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHIES ON BENTHIC BIOLOGY 2004 Published August, 2005 North American Benthological Society 2 FOREWORD “Current and Selected Bibliographies on Benthic Biology” is published annu- ally for the members of the North American Benthological Society, and summarizes titles of articles published during the previous year. Pertinent titles prior to that year are also included if they have not been cited in previous reviews. I wish to thank each of the members of the NABS Literature Review Committee for providing bibliographic information for the 2004 NABS BIBLIOGRAPHY. I would also like to thank Elizabeth Wohlgemuth, INHS Librarian, and library assis- tants Anna FitzSimmons, Jessica Beverly, and Elizabeth Day, for their assistance in putting the 2004 bibliography together. Membership in the North American Benthological Society may be obtained by contacting Ms. Lucinda B. Johnson, Natural Resources Research Institute, Uni- versity of Minnesota, 5013 Miller Trunk Highway, Duluth, MN 55811. Phone: 218/720-4251. email:[email protected]. Dr. Donald W. Webb, Editor NABS Bibliography Illinois Natural History Survey Center for Biodiversity 607 East Peabody Drive Champaign, IL 61820 217/333-6846 e-mail: [email protected] 3 CONTENTS PERIPHYTON: Christine L. Weilhoefer, Environmental Science and Resources, Portland State University, Portland, O97207.................................5 ANNELIDA (Oligochaeta, etc.): Mark J. Wetzel, Center for Biodiversity, Illinois Natural History Survey, 607 East Peabody Drive, Champaign, IL 61820.................................................................................................................6 ANNELIDA (Hirudinea): Donald J. Klemm, Ecosystems Research Branch (MS-642), Ecological Exposure Research Division, National Exposure Re- search Laboratory, Office of Research & Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 26 W. Martin Luther King Dr., Cincinnati, OH 45268- 0001 and William E. -
The Effect of Dietary Fish Oil Replacement with Soybean Oil on Growth and Health of Dusky Kob, Argyrosomus Japonicus (Pisces: Sciaenidae)
CORE Metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk Provided by South East Academic Libraries System (SEALS) THE EFFECT OF DIETARY FISH OIL REPLACEMENT WITH SOYBEAN OIL ON GROWTH AND HEALTH OF DUSKY KOB, ARGYROSOMUS JAPONICUS (PISCES: SCIAENIDAE) Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE of Rhodes University By Nani Adami Rossetti December 2011 “With Earth’s burgeoning population to feed we must turn to the sea with new understanding and new technology. We need to farm it as we farm the land" Jacques Cousteau, 1973 ii ABSTRACT Lipids are essential components for fish because they contain fatty acids that are vital for regular growth and health. Fish oil is rich in eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), which are essential fatty acids for carnivorous fish, and therefore this product has traditionally being used as the main source of lipids in fish feeds. However, with declining fisheries resources worldwide and the rapid expansion of the aquaculture industry pressuring this finite resource, such ingredients are becoming less available and more expensive. It is therefore necessary to explore the utilization of ingredients that are sustainable and competitive alternatives to fish oil in marine finfish feeds. This work investigated the effects of the substitution of fish oil with soybean oil on the growth performance, feed efficiency, fatty acid composition of the liver tissue and some health parameters in juvenile dusky kob, Argyrosomus japonicus; an increasingly popular sciaenid marine aquaculture species in South Africa. Six diets (18 % total lipid and 46 % protein) with increasing percentage substitution of fish oil with soybean oil (1, 14, 28, 42, 56 and 70 %) were fed to juvenile kob. -
On the Presence of Pontobdella Muricata (Hirudinea: Piscicolidae) on Some Elasmobranchs of the Tyrrhenian Sea (Central Mediterranean)
ISSN: 0001-5113 ACTA ADRIAT., ORIGINAL SCIENTIFIC PAPER AADRAY 58(2): 225 - 234, 2017 On the presence of Pontobdella muricata (Hirudinea: Piscicolidae) on some elasmobranchs of the Tyrrhenian Sea (Central Mediterranean) Teresa BOTTARI1*, Adriana PROFETA1, Paola RINELLI1, Gabriella GAGLIO2 Gina LA SPADA1, Francesco SMEDILE 3 and Daniela GIORDANO1 1Institute for Coastal Marine Environment (IAMC), National Research Council (CNR), Spianata S. Raineri, 86 98122 Messina, Italy 2Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, Università degli Studi di Messina, Polo Universitario SS annunziata, 98168, Messina, Italy 3 Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, 71 Dudley Rd., New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8520, USA *Corresponding author, e-mail: [email protected] This paper provides the first report of the leech, Pontobdella muricata (Linnaeus, 1758), in the Tyrrhenian Sea. The leech was found on the brown ray, Raja miraletus (Linnaeus 1758), and on the spotted ray, Raja montagui (Fowler, 1910), caught by trawling during autumn 2014. Complete sequence of 18S rRNA gene, COI mitochondrial gene and partial sequences of the mitochondrial 12S rRNA gene corroborate the determination based on morphological characteristics. Key words: Pontobdella muricata, parasite, leech, Raja miraletus, Raja montagui, Tyrrhenian Sea INTRODUCTION activities and they can be vectors of pathogenic protozoans (CELIK & AYDIN, 2006; HAYES et al., Leeches (Annelida: Clitellata: Hirudinea) 2006). Marine fish leeches of the Mediterranean are annelids that can be found in marine, estua- Sea have been explored mainly in the Eastern rine, terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems. Hir- basin (SAGLAM et al., 2003; AKMIZA, 2004; BAKO- udinea is a small group that includes 14 families POULOS & KSIDIA, 2014; BULGUROĞLU et al., 2014). -
New Information on Distribution of a Marine Leech, Pontobdella Muricata (Linnaeus, 1758), from the Mediterranean Coast of Turkey
11 2 1588 the journal of biodiversity data February 2015 Check List NOTES ON GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION Check List 11(2): 1588, February 2015 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.15560/11.2.1588 ISSN 1809-127X © 2015 Check List and Authors New information on distribution of a marine leech, Pontobdella muricata (Linnaeus, 1758), from the Mediterranean coast of Turkey Saadet Yağmur Bulguroğlu, Jale Korun* and Mehmet Gökoğlu Akdeniz University, Faculty of Fisheries, Aquaculture Division, Department of Fish Diseases, Antalya, Turkey, 07058 * Corresponding author. E-mail: [email protected] Abstract: New information on distribution of marine ethanol without relaxation in the field. The fixed leech leech, Pontobdella muricata (Linnaeus, 1758) is given was examined in a Petri dish using forceps and parasi- here. One leech was observed on the dorsal surface of tological needles under a stereomicroscope. The length, Thornback Ray, Raja clavata (Linnaeus, 1758) that was width and also diameters of oral and caudal suckers of caught in 2013 in the Antalya, Turkey. This is a new re- the leech were measured, annulation on body surface cord for the eastern Mediterranean coast of Turkey. of parasite was separated as a1, a2, b5, and b6 annuli, the somites on these annuli were examined in terms of Key words: marine leech, Pontobdella muricata, the morphological characteristics and then these were Thornback Ray, Raja clavata counted for dorsal, lateral and ventral regions. After counting, the parasite was preserved in 70% ethanol for long-term storage. Identification of the leech was per- Marine leeches are included in the class Hirudinea, which formed according to Sawyer (1986) and Llwellyn (1966). -
Effects of Parasitism on the Reproduction of Common Snook
EFFECTS OF PARASITISM ON THE REPRODUCTION OF COMMON SNOOK by Joy M. Young A Dissertation Submitted to the Faculty of The Charles E. Schmidt College of Science in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL May 2015 Copyright 2014 by Joy M. Young ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to express my deepest appreciation to my major advisor Dr. Colin Hughes; he continually and enthusiastically conveyed a spirit of excitement and genuine curiosity for research and the pursuit of knowledge. I could not have imagined a better, more supportive advisor and mentor for my Ph.D. study. I would like to thank my committee members Dr. John Baldwin, Dr. Joseph Caruso, Dr. Stephen Kajiura, Dr. Erik Noonburg, and Ronald Taylor; whose work demonstrated the best in their respected fields and for providing guidance and insight in how to integrate their scientific disciplines. This research would not have been possible without an immense amount of administrative, financial, and technical support. The administrative staff at Florida Atlantic University Department of Biological Sciences and Graduate College, especially Michelle Cavallo, has been an invaluable resource and support system for the past five years. Several funding sources provided financial support of this work including Florida Atlantic University Department of Biological Sciences, the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI), the American Fisheries Society, International Women’s Fishing Association, and the Manasquan River Marlin and Tuna Club. I would also like to thank Cynthia Faulk at the University of Texas at Austin for her assistance with the egg fatty acid portion of this project. -
A General Review of Parasitic Annelida (Hirudinea) Recorded from Diff Erent Habitats and Hosts in Turkey
N. ARSLAN, A. ÖKTENER Turk J Zool 2012; 36(1): 141-145 © TÜBİTAK Short Communication doi:10.3906/zoo-1007-15 A general review of parasitic Annelida (Hirudinea) recorded from diff erent habitats and hosts in Turkey Naime ARSLAN1,*, Ahmet ÖKTENER2 1Biology Department, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Eskişehir Osmangazi University, Eskişehir - TURKEY 2İstanbul Provincial Directorate of Agriculture, Directorate of Control, Aquaculture Offi ce, 34130 Kumkapı, İstanbul - TURKEY Received: 13.07.2010 Abstract: To date, parasitic leech species have not been intensively studied in Turkey, and studies on the leeches of Turkey have concentrated primarily on lakes. According to literature data, a total of 13 parasitic leech species (3 species from marine fi sh, 8 species from freshwater fi sh, 1 species from brackish water fi sh, and 1 species from aquarium fi sh) have been recorded in diff erent parts of Turkey. Interest in this group has increased during the last 2 decades, but a large part of the Turkish freshwater habitats remains to be studied with regard to the parasitic leech species. In this study, information is given on the distribution of the leech species that have been previously recorded. Th e collected data show that the freshwater parasitic leech fauna of Turkey is composed of cosmopolitan or widely distributed species. Key words: Fish parasite, Annelida, Hirudinea Türkiyenin farklı habitat ve konaklarından kaydedilen parasitik Annelidlerine (Hirudinea) genel bir bakış Özet: Türkiye’de bugüne kadar parazit sülük türleri ile yapılan çalışmalar çok yoğun olmamakla beraber, yapılan çalışmalarında çoğu gölleri içermektedir. Literatür bilgilerine göre, Türkiye’nin farklı bölgelerinden 13 parazit sülük türü (3 tür deniz balıklarından, 8 tür tatlı su balıklarından, 1 tür acı su balığından ve 1 tür de akvaryum balığından) kaydedilmiştir. -
New Information on the Hosts and Distribution of the Marine Fish Leeches Trachelobdella Lubrica and Pontobdella Muricata (Clitellata, Hirudinida)
Vestnik zoologii, 44(4): 373–376, 2010 UDC 595.143 NEW INFORMATION ON THE HOSTS AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE MARINE FISH LEECHES TRACHELOBDELLA LUBRICA AND PONTOBDELLA MURICATA (CLITELLATA, HIRUDINIDA) A. O ktener1, S. Yu. Utevsky2 1 Istanbul Provincial Directorate of Agriculture, Directorate of Control, Kumkapi Fish Auction Hall, Kumkap, Istanbul, TR–34130 Turkey E-mail: [email protected] 2 V. N. Karazin National University of Kharkiv, Kharkiv, 61077 Ukraine E-mail: [email protected] Received 4 March 2009 Accepted 31 May 2010 New Information on the Hosts and Distribution of the Marine Fish Leeches Trachelobdella lubrica and Pontobdella muricata (Clitellata, Hirudinida). Oktener A., Utevsky S. Yu. — Fish leeches collected in the Aegean Sea, the Sea of Marmara and the Black Sea were examined. Trachelobdella lubrica (Grube, 1840) was recorded for the first time from the ballan wrasse Labrus bergylta (Osteichthyes, Labridae), marine bream Diplodus vulgaris (Osteichthyes, Sparidae) and the grouper Epinephelus aeneus (Osteichthyes, Serranidae) from aquiculture. The leeches of this species were found in the Aegean Sea and the Sea of Marmara on the body surface, in the mouth and gill cavities of their hosts. Leeches identified as Pontobdella muricata (Linnaeus, 1758) were collected from the thornback ray Raja clavata (Chondrichthyes, Rajidae) in the Black Sea. Key words: Aegean Sea, Sea of Marmara, Black Sea, Annelida, Clitellata, Hirudinida, Piscicolidae, parasites. Íîâûå ñâåäåíèÿ î õîçÿåâàõ è ðàñïðîñòðàíåíèè ìîðñêèõ ðûáüèõ ïèÿâîê Trachelobdella lubrica è Pontobdella muricata (Clitellata, Hirudinida). Oêòåíåð À., Óòåâñêèé Ñ. Þ. — Èññëåäîâàíû ðûáüè ïèÿâêè, ñîáðàííûå â Ýãåéñêîì, Ìðàìîðíîì è ×åðíîì ìîðÿõ. Trachelobdella lubrica (Grube, 1840) âïåðâûå óêàçàíà äëÿ ãóáàíà — Labrus bergylta (Osteichthyes, Labridae), ìîðñêîãî ëåùà Diplodus vulgaris (Osteichthyes, Sparidae) è ãðóïåðà — Epinephelus aeneus (Osteichthyes, Serranidae) èç àêâàêóëüòóðû. -
Evidence of the Enemy Release Hypothesis: Parasites of the Lionfish Complex (Pterios Volitans and P
Nova Southeastern University NSUWorks HCNSO Student Theses and Dissertations HCNSO Student Work 4-1-2014 Evidence of the Enemy Release Hypothesis: Parasites of the Lionfish Complex (Pterios volitans and P. miles) in the Western North Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean Sea Kayelyn Regina Simmons Nova Southeastern University, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/occ_stuetd Part of the Marine Biology Commons Share Feedback About This Item NSUWorks Citation Kayelyn Regina Simmons. 2014. Evidence of the Enemy Release Hypothesis: Parasites of the Lionfish Complex (Pterios volitans and P. miles) in the Western North Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean Sea. Master's thesis. Nova Southeastern University. Retrieved from NSUWorks, Oceanographic Center. (2) https://nsuworks.nova.edu/occ_stuetd/2. This Thesis is brought to you by the HCNSO Student Work at NSUWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in HCNSO Student Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of NSUWorks. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Center Evidence of the Enemy Release Hypothesis: Parasites of the Lionfish Complex (Pterios volitans and P. miles) in the Western North Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean Sea By Kayelyn Regina Simmons Submitted to the faculty of the Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Center in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science with a specialty in: Marine Biology April 2014 Abstract Invasive species are becoming more common as human interactions within coastal waters and the aquarium trade continues to increase. The establishment of the invasive lionfish complex Pterois volitans and P. -
Journal of Parasitology
Journal of Parasitology Volume 93, Issue 4 (August 2007), pp.727- 976 BIOCHEMISTRY-PHYSIOLOGY COMPARISON OF THE PEPTIDASE ACTIVITY IN THE ONCOSPHERE EXCRETORY/SECRETORY PRODUCTS OF TAENIA SOLIUM AND TAENIA SAGINATA Mirko J. Zimic, Jesús Infantes, César López, Jeanette Velásquez, Marilú Farfán, Mónica Pajuelo, Patricia Sheen, Manuela Verastegui, Armando Gonzalez, Hector H. García, and Robert H. Gilman 727 ECOLOGY-EPIDEMIOLOGY EFFECTS OF ACANTHOCEPHALUS LUCII (ACANTHOCEPHALA) ON INTERMEDIATE HOST SURVIVAL AND GROWTH: IMPLICATIONS FOR EXPLOITATION STRATEGIES Daniel P. Benesh and E. Tellervo Valtonen 735 PROXIMATE FACTORS AFFECTING THE LARVAL LIFE HISTORY OF ACANTHOCEPHALUS LUCII (ACANTHOCEPHALA) Daniel P. Benesh and E. Tellervo Valtonen 742 FIELD EVIDENCE OF HOST SIZE-DEPENDENT PARASITISM IN TWO MANIPULATIVE PARASITES Yannick Outreman, Frank Cézilly, and Loïc Bollache 750 HELMINTH COMMUNITIES IN FIVE SPECIES OF SYMPATRIC AMPHIBIANS FROM THREE ADJACENT EPHEMERAL PONDS IN SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN H. Randall Yoder and James R. Coggins 755 ECTOPARASITOLOGY NEW AND PREVIOUSLY DESCRIBED SPECIES OF DACTYLOGYRIDAE (MONOGENOIDEA) FROM THE GILLS OF PANAMANIANFRESHWATER FISHES (TELEOSTEI) Edgar F. Mendoza-Franco, M. Leopoldina Aguirre-Macedo, and Víctor M. Vidal- Martínez 761 THREE NEW SPECIES OF LIGOPHORUS (MONOGENEA: DACTYLOGYRIDAE) ON THE GILLS OF MUGIL CEPHALUS (TELEOSTEI: MUGILIDAE) FROM THE JAPAN SEA Nataliya Yu. Rubtsova, Juan A. Balbuena, and Volodimir L. Sarabeev 772 TWO NEW SPECIES OF HALIOTREMA (MONOGENOIDEA: DACTYLOGYRIDAE) FROM ACANTHURUS NIGROFUSCUS AND ACANTHURUS OLIVACEUS (TELEOSTEI: ACANTHURIDAE) IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA Yuan Sun, Delane C. Kritsky, and Tingbao Yang 781 IN MEMORIAM ROBERT L. CALENTINE 1929–2007 Bruce M. Christensen 787 ECTOPARASITOLOGY THE FIRST CHONDRACANTHID (COPEPODA: CYCLOPOIDA) REPORTED FROM CULTURED FINFISH, WITH A REVISED KEY TO THE SPECIES OF CHONDRACANTHUS Danny Tang, Melanie Andrews, and Jennifer M. -
Marine Leeches of the Eastern United States and the Gulf of Mexico with a Key to the Species Roy T
University of Nebraska - Lincoln DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln Faculty Publications from the Harold W. Manter Parasitology, Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Laboratory of Parasitology 1975 Marine Leeches of the Eastern United States and the Gulf of Mexico with a Key to the Species Roy T. Sawyer "Brynheulog" Adrian R. Lawler Gulf Coast Research Laboratory Robin M. Overstreet Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/parasitologyfacpubs Part of the Marine Biology Commons, and the Parasitology Commons Sawyer, Roy T.; Lawler, Adrian R.; and Overstreet, Robin M., "Marine Leeches of the Eastern United States and the Gulf of Mexico with a Key to the Species" (1975). Faculty Publications from the Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology. 906. http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/parasitologyfacpubs/906 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Parasitology, Harold W. Manter Laboratory of at DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It has been accepted for inclusion in Faculty Publications from the Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. Published in Journal of Natural History 9:6 (1975), pp. 633–667: doi: 10.1080/00222937500770531 Copyright © 1975 Taylor & Francis. Used by permission. Published online February 17, 2007. Marine Leeches of the Eastern United States and the Gulf of Mexico with a Key to the Species Roy T. Sawyer,1 Adrian R. Lawler,2 and Robin M. Overstreet2 1. “Brynheulog,” 51 Llanyrnewydd, Blue Anchor, Penclawdd, West Glamorgan, South Wales, UK 2. Section of Parasitology, Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, Ocean Springs, Mississippi, USA Introduction Unlike the Eurasian marine leeches (Johansson, 1896; Selensky, 1915; Herter, 1935; Va- sileyev, 1939; Knight-Jones, 1961; Sawyer, 1970; Soós, 1965), those from North America comprise an unusually neglected group, due primarily to the bewildering taxonomy of the members.