DigsFish_29-nov-12-Pontobdella-loricata.jpg

Pontobdella loricata leech near the cloaca of a shark (Carcharhinus sp.), caught near Darwin, Australia. Image contributed by DigsFish Services.

Host: 

shark - Carcharhinus sp.

Host tissue: 

skin

Photographer / Illustrator: 

Ben Diggles

Pathogen life stage: 

adult

Image type: 

Regular photograph
Pontobdella loricata leech on a shark.
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