Checklist / Haemadipsidae / Chtonobdella / Chtonobdella limbata
Chtonobdella limbata
· Haemadipsidae
External morphology
Background color black with yellow gold contrast stripes, 2 jaws, gonopores separated by 9.5 annuli, no salivary gland papillae, no median dorsal stripe, 5 pairs of eyes
Habitat & range
- Habitat
- Terrestrial
- Region
- Australia
- Recorded from
- Eastern AUS
Biology
Parasite of birds, humans, and mammals
Junior synonyms
Hirudo limbata, Chtonobdella australiensis
Original description
Grube, A.E. (1866 (for 1865)). von Landblutegeln aus Südaustralien. Jahres-Bericht der Schlesischen Gesellschaft für vaterländische Cultur. Breslau 43: 66-66.