WoRMS name details
Illinobdella alba Meyer, 1940
1755772 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1755772)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (subjective synonym)
Species
Illinobdella Meyer, 1940 accepted as Myzobdella Leidy, 1851
brackish, fresh
recent only
Meyer, Marvin C. (1940). A revision of the leeches (Piscicolidae) living on freshwater fishes of North America. <em>Transactions of the American Microscopical Society.</em> 59: 354-76., available online at https://www.jstor.org/stable/3222552
page(s): 367, figure 7; note: Illinois, on freshwater fishes. [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 367, figure 7; note: Illinois, on freshwater fishes. [details] Available for editors
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Etymology Not stated but Illinobdella alba is assumed named because it is unpigmented.
Etymology Not stated but Illinobdella alba is assumed named because it is unpigmented. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Illinobdella alba Meyer, 1940. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1755772 on 2026-05-15
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Nomenclature
original description
Meyer, Marvin C. (1940). A revision of the leeches (Piscicolidae) living on freshwater fishes of North America. <em>Transactions of the American Microscopical Society.</em> 59: 354-76., available online at https://www.jstor.org/stable/3222552
page(s): 367, figure 7; note: Illinois, on freshwater fishes. [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 367, figure 7; note: Illinois, on freshwater fishes. [details] Available for editors
[request]From editor or global species database
Etymology Not stated but Illinobdella alba is assumed named because it is unpigmented. [details]Habitat Taken in Illinois, where it is widely distributed, from Pomoxis annularis Rafinesque, Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque), Aplodinotus grunniens Rafinesque, Helioperca incisor (Cuvier and Valenciennes), and Notemigonus crysoleucas (Mitchill). [details]
