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Barbronia gwalagwalensis
· Salifidae
External morphology
2 pairs of accessory pores, 4 annuli between eyespot pairs, b1 and b2 subdivided
Internal morphology
ejaculatory bulbs located on the sperm ducts at XIII/XIV, ovisacs distinctly long
Habitat & range
- Habitat
- Freshwater
- Region
- Europe, Africa, Asia
- Recorded from
- South Africa, Myanmar, Korea, China, France, Germany, Iraq
Original description
Westergren, Stephanie; Siddall, Mark E. (2004). Two new species of salifid leeches (Argynchobdellida : Erpobdelliformes : Salifidae) from South Africa and Madagascar. American Museum Novitates. * (3456):1-6.