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Bassianobdella fusca

Richardson, 1972 · Hirudinidae

External morphology

7 dorsal stripes with 1 median 3 marginal pairs of dark dorsal stripes, ventral surface unpigmented, margin pigmented

Internal morphology

U' shaped elongated vagina

Habitat & range

Habitat: Freshwater
Region: Australia
Recorded from: Eastern AUS

Original description

Richardson, Laurence R. (1972). Bassianobdella fusca sp. nov. (Hirudinoidea: Richardsonianidae), with an initial demonstration of systematic values in the lengths of annuli in the mid-nephric somites. Records of the Australian Museum. 28(8): 129-139.

doi:10.3853/j.0067-1975.28.1972.415 · journals.australian.museum