My students and myself have collected a leech on a reef platform. Length
is about 2cm long when fully extended. It tends to roll up into a coil when
left undisturbed, and displays tubercles/papillae all over it. It was
recovered from a bucketful of various species of algae for a field lab for
our environmental science class. It is green/olive/brownish in color.
I seek advice as to whether this leech is likely to survive several days in a
culture dish with sea water.
Also, advice appreciated on how to anaesthetize and best method for
fixing/preserving.
Alan Davis
Saipan, N. Mariana Islands
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for one non-existent." ---Lord Raleigh (John William Strutt),
or else his son, who was also a scientist.
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