Checklist / Americobdellidae / Americobdella / Americobdella valdiviana
Americobdella valdiviana
· Americobdellidae
External morphology
This species, though rare, is large and robust (fig. 1), and easily recognizable. Male gonopore in furrow at XI b5/b6 and female gonopore in furrow at XII b5/b6. Though reported by Moore (1924), no eyespots were observed in the live leech or following fixation. Nephropores in ventral annulus b5, midbody annuli with an irregular tendency toward subdivision at margins (fig. 2). There are no postanal annuli
Internal morphology
Although the parenchymal spaces are difficult to dissect due to the extensive connective tissue, we observed the bilobed male atrium, caecate ovisacs, and the longitudinal connecting conduit between male and female median reproductive apparati
Habitat & range
- Habitat
- Terrestrial
- Region
- South America
- Recorded from
- Chile
Original description
Philippi, R. A. (1872). Macrobdella ein neues Geschlecht der Hirudineen. Zeitschrift für die gesammten Naturwissenschaft N.F. 6: 439-442.