Levinseniella ophidea Nicol, Demaree & Wootton, 1985
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https://doi.org/ 10.15468/um2vzb |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5310251 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/006D2C05-3865-AE1D-FF63-6812FEC2FABE |
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Felipe |
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Levinseniella ophidea Nicol, Demaree & Wootton, 1985 |
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Levinseniella ophidea Nicol, Demaree & Wootton, 1985
Site of infection: intestine.
Recruitment: ingestion.
Distribution: USA: California ( Nicol et al. 1985; Goldberg & Bursey 2002a).
No specimens in collections.
Remarks: Nicol et al. (1985) distinguished L. ophidea from other members of the genus because it uses L. catesbeianus as the definitive host. This same authors recorded leeches as a second intermediate host for this species.
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