Species Ozobranchus bracchiatus (Menzies, 1791)
- Hirudo branchiata Menzies, A. 1791. Description of three new Annelids found in the Pacific Ocean. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 1: 187-188.
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Recorded from Great Barrier Reef, QLD, Shark Bay, WA, and Christmas Island, Indian Ocean; cosmopolitan, commonly on sea turtles
IMCRA
Central Eastern Transition (15), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Cape Province (20), Christmas Island Province (23), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Northeast Shelf Province (40)
Ecological Descriptors
Adults and juveniles: marine, sanguinivore.
General References
Burreson, E.M. 2020. Marine and estuarine leeches (Hirudinida : Ozobranchidae and Piscicolidae) of Australia and New Zealand with a key to the species. Invertebrate Systematics 34: 235-259 [236]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17-Oct-2023 | RHYNCHOBDELLIDA Blanchard, 1894 | 24-Jun-2020 | MODIFIED | |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |