Australian Museum Journal On the Papuan Elocobdella novabritanniae, the Oceanian Abessebdella palmyrae (Haemadipsoidea: Domanibdellidae), and an Oceanian barbronid (Hirudinea)
- Shortform:
- Richardson, 1981, Rec. Aust. Mus. 33(14): 673–694
- Author(s):
- Richardson, Laurence R.
- Year published:
- 1981
- Title:
- On the Papuan Elocobdella novabritanniae, the Oceanian Abessebdella palmyrae (Haemadipsoidea: Domanibdellidae), and an Oceanian barbronid (Hirudinea)
- Serial title:
- Records of the Australian Museum
- Volume:
- 33
- Issue:
- 14
- Start page:
- 673
- End page:
- 694
- DOI:
- 10.3853/j.0067-1975.33.1981.268
- Language:
- English
- Date published:
- 31 July 1981
- Cover date:
- 31 July 1981
- ISSN:
- 0067-1975
- CODEN:
- RAUMAJ
- Publisher:
- The Australian Museum
- Place published:
- Sydney, Australia
- Digitized:
- 19 March 2009
- Available online:
- 01 April 2009
- Reference number:
- 268
- EndNote package:
- EndNote file
- Title page:
- Title page (99kb PDF)
- Complete work:
- Complete work (1818kb PDF)
Abstract
Generic definitions and detailed descriptions are given for the two domanibdelline land-leeches. An analysis of the nature of the barbronids indicates: separation of these from the Erpobdellidae s.l.; division into Australian and Oriental groups; and association of the Oceanian barbronid with the group of the Australian Region. It is noted that the characteristic strepsilaematous pharynx is formed by transposition of the ridges, not by torsion.