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Low genetic diversity in Ozobranchus jantseanus (Hirudinida: Ozobranchidae) in Japan: Possibility of introduction with their host turtles.
Parasitology international - 1 Dec 2017
Nakano Takafumi, Nakamura Ryuta, Ohtsuka Susumu, Suzuki Toru, Suzuki Dai
Abstract excerpt
Leeches belonging to the genus Ozobranchus are ectoparasitic on sea and freshwater turtles. The freshwater species O. jantseanus has been recorded from China and Japan. Ozobranchus jantseanus inhabiting Japan is considered to be a non-indigenous species, because their primary host, the Reeves' pond turtle, Mauremys reevesii, is thought to have been introduced in the last few centuries from adjacent Asian...
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