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Branchellion torpedinis Savigny, 1822 (Hirudinea, Piscicolidae) primera cita de una sanguijuela marina para Venezuela
Branchellion torpedinis Savigny, 1822 (Hirudinea, Piscicolidae) first report of a marine leech from Venezuela
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Pauls, Sheila M.
Provenzano R., Francisco
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Resumen
Branchellion torpedinis Savigny, 1822 a marine leech is reported for the first time from Venezuela. The specimens were collected attached to the pelvic fins of a ray Aetobatus narinari captured near Ocumare de la Costa, Aragua State. A brief description of the specimens in base of morphological characters, morphometrics data and photographs of a specimen is given.