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Alboglossiphonia polypompholyx
· Glossiphoniidae
External morphology
3+ pairs of eyes with first pair close together or fused, gonopores separated by 2 annuli, with prominent papillae
Internal morphology
6-7 pairs of crop caeca,
Habitat & range
- Habitat
- Freshwater
- Region
- Africa
- Recorded from
- Egypt
Original description
Oosthuizen, J.H., Hussein, M.A. & El-Shimy, N.A. A new species of Alboglossiphonia (Hirudinea: Glossiphoniidae) from Egypt. Syst Parasitol 11, 123–128 (1988).