First Report of Ozobranchus jantseanus (Hirudinida: Ozobranchidae) Parasitizing the Exotic Red-Eared Slider Trachemys scripta elegans in Japan

Takeo Yamauchi; Tomoko Nishibori; Dai Suzuki

doi:10.1654/4553.1

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Takeo Yamauchi,^1,* Tomoko Nishibori,² Dai Suzuki^3,4

¹1Toyama Institute of Health, Nakataikoyama 17-1, Imizu, Toyama, 939-0363 Japan (e-mail: cymoth
²2Wagamehogonokai, Shinke-cho 548-21, Naka-ku, Sakai, Osaka 599-8232 Japan
³3Department of Food Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, 4-5-7
⁴4Department of Zoology, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Sakyo, Kyoto, 606-8502 Japan

^*Corresponding author.

Abstract

Ozobranchus jantseanus (Annelida: Hirudinida: Ozobranchidae) was found parasitizing the exotic red-eared slider Trachemys scripta elegans in Japan. The invasive turtle is a new host record for O. jantseanus. Cocoons of O. jantseanus were not found on T. s. elegans.

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Takeo Yamauchi, Tomoko Nishibori, and Dai Suzuki "First Report of Ozobranchus jantseanus (Hirudinida: Ozobranchidae) Parasitizing the Exotic Red-Eared Slider Trachemys scripta elegans in Japan," Comparative Parasitology 79(2), 348-349, (1 July 2012). https://doi.org/10.1654/4553.1

Published: 1 July 2012

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