Abstract
Two individuals of Tritetrabdella taiwana that attached to a microhylid Asian painted frog, Kaloula pulchra, were collected in Hong Kong, China. This finding represents a new microhylid host record for T. taiwana. Additionally, molecular phylogenetic analyses were conducted based on COI sequence data. The present phylogenies indicated that further taxonomic studies are needed to clarify the taxonomic status of the species of Tritetrabdella.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 125-129 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Comparative Parasitology |
| Volume | 81 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2014 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- Asian painted frog
- China
- COI
- Haemadipsidae
- Hirudinida
- Hong Kong
- Kaluola pulchra
- molecular phylogeny
- new host record
- Tritetrabdella taiwana
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NAKANO, T., & SUNG, Y-H. (2014). A new host record for tritetrabdella taiwana (Hirudinida: Arhynchobdellida: Haemadipsidae) from the Asian painted frog Kaloula pulchra (Anura: Microhylidae) in Hong Kong, China, with a taxonomic note on T. taiwana. Comparative Parasitology, 81(1), 125-129. https://doi.org/10.1654/4667.1