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The role of eye-like spots of parasitic leeches (Hirudinea, Piscicolidae) in searching for fish-hosts.
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The role of eye-like spots of parasitic leeches (Hirudinea, Piscicolidae) in searching for fish-hosts.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16886374
The authors state that Piscicola geometra (L.), Piscicola respirans Troschel, 1850, and Caspiobdella fadejewi (Epshtein, 1968) find their hosts (fishes) by reacting to their shadow.
Biology > Biota > Fauna > Annelida > Hirudinea
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Jan 1, 1999
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