SYNONYMIZATION OF PLACOBDELLA PICTA (VERRILL, 1872) (HIRUDINEA: GLOSSIPHONIIDAE) WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF TWO NEW SPECIES REVEALED BY MOLECULAR SPECIES DELIMITATION - Phillips, Anna J; Richardson, Dennis J; Hammond, Charlotte I; Gonzalez, Brett C; Lazo-Wasem, Eric A; Moser, William E (The Journal of parasitology, 2025)
Keywords: Animals; Bayes Theorem; DNA, Mitochondrial - chemistry; DNA, Ribosomal - chemistry; Electron Transport Complex IV - genetics; Female; Leeches - classification; Likelihood Functions; Male; Phylogeny; RNA, Ribosomal, 18S - genetics; Placobdella unimaculata; Glossiphoniiformes; GMYC; Placobdella desseri; Hirudinida; Rhynchobdellida; PTP; Leech