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Ozobranchus jantseanus (Clitellata: Ozobranchidae) from Reeve's Turtle, Mauremys reevesii: New Annelid Fauna in Korea
- Title
- Ozobranchus jantseanus (Clitellata: Ozobranchidae) from Reeve's Turtle, Mauremys reevesii: New Annelid Fauna in Korea
- Authors
- Koo, Kyo Soung; Yun, Kayoung; Jang, Yikweon
- Ewha Authors
- 장이권
- SCOPUS Author ID
- 장이권
- Issue Date
- 2022
- Journal Title
- KOREAN JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY
- ISSN
- 0023-4001
1738-0006
- Citation
- KOREAN JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY vol. 60, no. 3, pp. 213 - 216
- Keywords
- Ozobranchus jantseanus; leech; freshwater turtle; Korea
- Publisher
- KOREAN SOC PARASITOLOGY, SEOUL NATL UNIV COLL MEDI
- Indexed
- SCIE; SCOPUS; KCI
- Document Type
- Article
- Abstract
- Turtle leeches have not been recorded in Korea, although they occur in geographically adjacent countries including China and Japan. This study describes a turtle leech, Ozobranchus jantseanus (Clitellata: Ozobranchidae), found from Reeve???s turtle (Mauremys reevesii) in Korea. Of the 143 Reeve???s turtles collected from the freshwater reservoir in Jinju City, Gyeongsangnam-do, Korea, 95 unidentified leeches were found in 8 (5.6%) individuals. The leeches had 22 somites with 11 pairs of externally exposed branchiae, body-sized posterior suckers, and spines on the dorsal surface. We identified these leeches as Ozobranchus jantseanus Oka, 1912 (Clitellata: Ozobranchidae). This species of turtle leeches found in Korea may fill the gap in the biodiversity of East Asian annulus.
- DOI
- 10.3347/kjp.2022.60.3.213
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- 자연과학대학 > 생명과학전공 > Journal papers
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