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Branchellion borealis Leigh-Sharpe, 1933 
AphiaID: 116951

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Clitellata (Class) > Hirudinea (Subclass) > Euhirudinea (Infraclass) > Rhynchobdellida (Order) > Piscicolidae (Family) > Branchellion (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Branchellion Savigny, 1822
Sources  basis of record: van der Land, J. (2001). Hirudinea, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 234-235 (look up in IMIS[details]

additional source: Hayward, P.J.; Ryland, J.S. (Ed.) (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK. ISBN 0-19-857356-1. 627 pp. (look up in IMIS[details]

Environment marine
Distribution East North Atlantic [details]
European waters (ERMS scope) [details]
South Coast of England [details]
United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
West Coast of England [details]
Feedingtype  parasitic: ectoparasitic [details]
Links To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Encyclopedia of Life
To PESI
To ITIS
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:116951
Taxonomic
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  van der Land, Jacob
  
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  Citation: WoRMS (2013). Branchellion borealis Leigh-Sharpe, 1933. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=116951 on 2013-06-19
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