Ancyrobdella biwae

External morphology

Genus feature of hook-like structures at the anterior end of probiscis, a species about 1.5 cm in length. Its body color is pale pink with no markings. It has no eyes, and its tail suckers are much smaller than its maximum body width

Habitat & range

Habitat

Freshwater

Region

Asia

Recorded from

Lake Biwa Japan

Original description

Oka, Asajiro. (1917). Hirudinea. Zoological Results of a Tour in the Far East. Memoirs of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. 6(3):157-176.

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