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Alboglossiphonia hyalina
· Glossiphoniidae
External morphology
Small species, upto 8 mm, 3+ pairs of eyes with first pair close together or fused, gonopores united, transparent body without pigment, tiny tubercles
Internal morphology
6 pairs of crop caeca
Habitat & range
- Habitat
- Freshwater
- Region
- Europe, Asia, Africa
- Recorded from
- Northwest Africa, Russia
Biology
Preffering waters rich on organic material and good abundance of molluscs
Taxonomic notes
May be colormorph of A. heteroclita
Junior synonyms
Hirudo hyalina O.F. Müller, 1774