A <em>Macrobdella mimicus</em> in Calvert Co., Maryland (6/30/2018). Verified by Anna Philips. (Photo ID: 124371 - Psn: 10)

A Macrobdella mimicus in Calvert Co., Maryland (6/30/2018). Verified by Anna Philips.

View Record Details Photo by Robert Aguilar, SERC MBP List

<em>Macrobdella mimicus</em> in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (3/31/2022). (c) Benji Beluga, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1328287 - Psn: 55)

Macrobdella mimicus in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (3/31/2022). (c) Benji Beluga, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

View Record Details Photo by Ben Springer MBP List

Macrobdella mimicus in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (3/31/2022). (c) Benji Beluga, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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<em>Macrobdella mimicus</em> in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Mike Mosser, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1328289 - Psn: 66)

Macrobdella mimicus in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Mike Mosser, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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<em>Macrobdella mimicus</em> in Calvert Co., Maryland (7/26/2023). (c) Tonyia Johnson Stump, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>) (Photo ID: 1498224 - Psn: 200)

Macrobdella mimicus in Calvert Co., Maryland (7/26/2023). (c) Tonyia Johnson Stump, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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"An international team of museum scientists led by Anna Phillips, the Smithsonian’s curator of parasitic worms, describe Macrobdella mimicus, the first new species of medicinal leech discovered in over 40 years, in the Aug. 15 issue of the Journal of Parasitology." (More)

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A Macrobdella mimicus in Calvert Co., Maryland (6/30/2018). Verified by Anna Philips. View Record Details Media by Robert Aguilar, SERC.

Macrobdella mimicus in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (3/31/2022). (c) Benji Beluga, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Ben Springer.

Macrobdella mimicus in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Mike Mosser, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Mike Mosser via iNaturalist.

Macrobdella mimicus in Calvert Co., Maryland (7/26/2023). (c) Tonyia Johnson Stump, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) View Record Details Media by Tonyia Johnson Stump via iNaturalist.