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Species
Duck Leech
SPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumAnnelida
- ClassClitellata
- OrderRhynchobdellida
- FamilyGlossiphoniidae
Habitatfreshwater
Observations202
Observations recorded11,621
Duck leeches are common in the Dutch coastal region, thanks to the many waterfowl. This species is otherwise not found in the sea. It crawls into the nostrils, mouth and respiratory tracks of waterfowl and can cause much misery. The birds can suffer from suffocation and the leech can transfer diseases. Duck leeches can even cause death in young chicks.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 36
- With media
- 10
- Family
- Glossiphoniidae
- Collections
- UMNH, CMN, USNM, NHMUK, MZLU
- Recorded in
- United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Sweden, Ethiopia
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Theromyzon
- Image
- Leech (Theromyzon tessulatum?) (22997456469).jpg
Show 4 more facts
- taxon rank
- species
- taxon name
- Theromyzon tessulatum
- taxon common name
- sorsajuotikas
- short name
- T. tessulatum
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