New host and distribution record of Pontobdella macrothela (Schmarda, 1861) (Annelida, Hirudinea) from a Grey Reef Shark, Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos (Bleeker, 1856), in Mozambique, Western Indian Ocean
Clare A. Keating Daly,
Danielle Orrell,
Isabel M. da Silva,
João P. F. Macuio,
Tessa N. Hempson,
Mark Ziembicki,
Nigel E. Hussey,
Ryan Daly
Affiliations
Clare A. Keating Daly
Save Our Seas Foundation, D’Arros Research Centre
Danielle Orrell
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Windsor
Isabel M. da Silva
Faculdade de Ciencias Naturais, Universidade Lúrio
João P. F. Macuio
Faculdade de Ciencias Naturais, Universidade Lúrio
Tessa N. Hempson
Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University
Mark Ziembicki
Office of the Vice Chancellor & President, James Cook University
Nigel E. Hussey
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Windsor
This report describes the first record of the piscicolid leech Pontobdella macrothela from Mozambique waters and the first record of P. macrothela parasitizing a Grey Reef Shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos). The leech, P. macrothela, was found attached externally between the third and fourth gill slits of a shark captured off Vamizi Island, Quirimbas Archipelago, northern Mozambique.
