Helobdella buzz n. sp. (Clitellata: Hirudinida), a bromeliad leech from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

Zootaxa. 2017 May 31;4272(4):591-595. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4272.4.9.

Abstract

Tank bromeliads are important components of tropical forests and are capable of hosting many species of invertebrates in their tank water, such as insect larvae, ostracods and oligochaetes (Frank & Lounibos 2009; Jocque & Field 2014; Richardson 1999).

Keywords: Annelida, Clitellata, Hirudinida.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Brazil
  • Bromeliaceae
  • Forests
  • Invertebrates
  • Leeches*