Two Piscicolid Leeches (Hirudinida) and their Cocoons on Snow Crabs Chionoecetes opilio in Japan, with the First Record of Johanssonia arctica from the Sea of Japan

Biogeography Volume 10 Page 65-72 published_at 2008-08-20
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Two Piscicolid Leeches (Hirudinida) and their Cocoons on Snow Crabs Chionoecetes opilio in Japan, with the First Record of Johanssonia arctica from the Sea of Japan
Creator
Fujiwara Kunihiro
Source Title
Biogeography
Volume 10
Start Page 65
End Page 72
Abstract
Two piscicolid leeches, Notostomum cyclostomum and Johanssonia arctica, were found on the exoskeleton of snow crabs Chionoecetes opilio from the continental slope in the Sea of Japan off Kyoto, Japan. The finding of J. arctica constitutes the first record from the Sea of Japan and extends its southernmost limit of distribution from Funka Bay (Hokkaido, western North Pacific) to the Sea of Japan off central Japan. Chionoecetes opilio is recorded as a new substratum for J. arctica in Japan to deposit its cocoons. The external morphology of the leeches is briefly described. The cocoons of N. cyclostomum mostly occurred on the dorsal carapace surface, whereas those of J. arctica on the ventral femoral surface of the walking legs.
Keywords
Piscicolid leech
Notostomum cyclostomum
Johanssonia arctica
snow crab
Chionoecetes opilio
cocoon
Sea of Japan
NDC
Zoology [ 480 ]
Language
eng
Resource Type journal article
Publisher
日本生物地理学会
Date of Issued 2008-08-20
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Publish Type Version of Record
Access Rights open access
Source Identifier
[ISSN] 1345-0662
[NCID] AA11381320