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Acanthobdella peledina
· Acanthobdellidae
External morphology
Chaetae on venter distinct to Acanthobdellidae, with poorly developed anterior sucker or entirely absent
Habitat & range
- Habitat
- Freshwater
- Region
- North America, Europe, Asia
- Recorded from
- Canada, Russia
Biology
Parasitic on northern whitefish
Original description
Grube, Adolph-Eduard. (1851). Annulaten. Dr. A. Th. v. Middendorff's Reise in den äussersten Norden und Osten Sibiriens. St. Petersburg : Buchdr. der K. Akademie der Wissenschaften. 2 Zoologie (1 Wirbellose Thiere): 1-24.