Record #:

9470

Author(s):

Shelley, Rowland M.

Abstract:

Leeches are highly specialized worms and are related to earthworms and a group of marine worms called polychaets. Most live in shallow water, but some have adapted to a terrestrial environment. One terrestrial leech, Haemopis septagon, inhabits North Carolina in the swamps and moist floodplains of the eastern Piedmont and Coastal Plain. It was discovered in 1972 and is one of the newest additions to the state's known fauna.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 41 Issue 9, Sept 1977, p24, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Leeches

Record #:

10003

Author(s):

Shelley, Rowland M.; Braswell, Alvin L.

Abstract:

One terrestrial leech, Haemopis septagon, inhabits North Carolina in the swamps and moist floodplains of the eastern Piedmont and Coastal Plain. It was discovered in 1972 and is one of the newest additions to the state's known fauna. Large earthworms appear to be the primary food source.

Source:

Brimleyana (NoCar QL 155 B75), Vol. Issue 1, Mar 1979, p129-134, il, map, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Leeches

Record #:

28207

Author(s):

Smith, Douglas G.; Klemm, Donald J.

Abstract:

Three taxa within the leech family Glossiphoniidae are poorly known with respect to their biology and systematics. New information has been collected on their biology, anatomy, and hunter-prey behaviors.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 119 Issue 4, Winter 2003, p137-149, il, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Leeches; Biology

Record #:

28255

Author(s):

Moser, William E.; Van Devender, R. Wayne; Montanucci, Richard R.; Camp, Carlos D.; Klemm, Donald J.

Abstract:

The leech Oligobdella biannulata is a species endemic to mountain streams of the Southern Blue Ridge Physiographic Zone, and is thought to be host specific to salamanders. Host salamanders were collected in North Carolina and South Carolina, and examined for leeches. Observations revealed a much wider range of salamander hosts than had previously been reported.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 121 Issue 1, Spring 2005, p36-40, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Leeches; Salamanders--Research