''Cystobranchus'' is a
monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispec ...
genus of
annelids
The annelids (Annelida , from Latin ', "little ring"), also known as the segmented worms, are a large phylum, with over 22,000 extant species including ragworms, earthworms, and leeches. The species exist in and have adapted to various ecolo ...
belonging to the family
Piscicolidae.
The species of this genus are found in Europe and Northern America.
The
World Register of Marine Species
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accepts one species within ''Cystobranchus.''
Cystobranchus is also known as a leech, and it is a freshwater leech, usually found in revisers, streams, lakes, and ponds across North America. They often attach themselves on the external part of freshwater fish and feed on their blood. In doing so, a possible process of infestation could occur causing the fish to be more suspectable to stressors and diseases
E. M., Light, J. E., & Williams, J. I. (2005). Redescription of Cystobranchus virginicus Hoffman, 1964, and Cystobranchus salmositicus (Meyer, 1946) (Hirudinida: Piscicolidae) from Freshwater Fishes in North America. Comparative Parasitology, 72(2), 157–165. https://doi.org/10.1654/4161/
References
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E. M., Light, J. E., & Williams, J. I. (2005). Redescription of Cystobranchus virginicus Hoffman, 1964, and Cystobranchus salmositicus (Meyer, 1946) (Hirudinida: Piscicolidae) from Freshwater Fishes in North America. Comparative Parasitology, 72(2), 157–165. https://doi.org/10.1654/4161)/ Link text
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Piscicolidae
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