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  <dc:contributor>Dennis J. Richardson</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>Charlotte I. Hammond</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>Steve W. Gotte</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>Eric Lazo-Wasem</dc:contributor>
  <dc:creator>William E. Moser</dc:creator>
  <dc:date>2017</dc:date>
  <dc:description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Confusion regarding the identification of&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;Placobdella hollensis&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a class="ref" onclick="popRef2('i1525-2647-84-2-165-ref13','','','' ); return false;"&gt;Whitman, 1892&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;) (Hirudinida: Glossiphoniidae) has led to an unclear understanding of the distribution of the species. Two specimens of&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;P. hollensis&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;were collected from Merchants Millpond State Park, Gates County, North Carolina, U.S.A., representing a new geographic distribution record. Specimens were confirmed as&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;P. hollensis&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;by morphological and molecular study. Specimens of&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;P. hollensis&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;from North Carolina, had accessory eyes, 2 thin paramedial dark lines, and 3 pairs of pre-anal papillae. Molecular comparison of cytochrome c oxidase subunit I sequence data revealed a 99.0 to 99.7% similarity to specimens of&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;P. hollensis&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;collected from its type locality (Barnstable County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.). From confirmed specimens of&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;P. hollensis&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;, this report supports the assertion that&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;P. hollensis&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;has an Atlantic coastal distribution.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</dc:description>
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  <dc:identifier>10.1654/1525-2647-84.2.165</dc:identifier>
  <dc:language>en</dc:language>
  <dc:publisher>The Helminthological Society of Washington</dc:publisher>
  <dc:title>Distribution of Placobdella hollensis (Whitman, 1892) (Hirudinida: Glossiphoniidae)</dc:title>
  <dc:type>article</dc:type>
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