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Ambulobdella shandikovi
· Piscicolidae
External morphology
Prominent segmental tubercles on the venter and dorsal segmental tubercles, an uncommon appearance of its anterior sucker with ear-like edges and an inner membrane around the mouth-pore, and well-developed musculature
Habitat & range
- Habitat
- Saltwater
- Region
- Antarctica
Biology
Parasite on Whitson's Grenadier
Original description
Utevsky, A.; Utevsky, S. (2018). New Antarctic deep-sea weird leech (Hirudinida: Piscicolidae): morphological features and phylogenetic relationships. Systematic Parasitology. 95(8-9): 849-861.