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First report of two North American branchiobdellidans (Annelida: Clitellata) or crayfish worms on signal crayfish in Europe with a discussion of similar introductions into Japan

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 July 2012

Stuart R. Gelder ,
Jean-François Parpet  and
Francesco Quaglio
Stuart R. Gelder*
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, University of Maine at Presque Isle, 181 Maine Street, Presque Isle, ME 04679-2888, USA
Jean-François Parpet
Affiliation:
Asconit Consultants, Agence Sud-Ouest Toulouse, Parc Technologique du Canal, 7 rue Hermes, 31520 Ramonville Saint-Agne, France
Francesco Quaglio
Affiliation:
Dipartimento di Biomedicina Comparata ed Alimentazione, Viale dell‘Universita’ 16, 35020 Legnaro (PD), Italy
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*Corresponding author: stuart.gelder@umpi.edu
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Abstract

Two species of North American branchiobdellidans, Cambarincola gracilis Robinson, 1954 and Cambarincola okadai Yamaguchi, 1933, have been reported in Europe for the first time. These branchiobdellidans together with Xirogoniton victoriensis Gelder and Hall, 1990 were found on signal crayfish, Pacifastacus leniusculus (Dana, 1852), collected from the Lot and Tarn River drainages in southern France. Specimens of X. victoriensis were also reported on the same host in the Mayenne River drainage in northeastern France. Brief morphological descriptions of the three alien branchiobdellidan species are given. These introductions are briefly discussed and compared with similar alien ectosymbiotic associations found in Japan.

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AnnelidaCambarincola gracilisC. okadaicrayfish
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Research Article
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Annales de Limnologie - International Journal of Limnology , Volume 48 , Issue 3 , 2012 , pp. 315 - 322
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© EDP Sciences, 2012

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