Factors affecting the juvenile departure inOrientobdelloides siamensis(Oka, 1917)
Poramad Trivalairat,
Krittiya Trivalairat,
Tashfia Raquib
et al.
Abstract:The departure of juveniles from parental care is an important period influenced by various factors. In the laboratory, 3-5 days after copulation, ten parent individuals of Orientobdelloides siamensis deposited approximately 361.6±37.79 eggs on the substrate and covered them until departure. The parents incubated their single-egg cocoons for around 7-9 days until the juveniles hatched. Subsequently, the newborns turned to attach to the ventral annuli of the parent using their caudal sucker. Between seven to ele… Show more
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