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Croatobranchus mestrovi

Sket, Dovč, Jalžić, Kerovec, Kučinić & Trontelj, 2001 · Erpobdellidae

External morphology

Up to 40 mm. Head have short conical tentacles, each of them bearing approximately five finger-like papillae. 10 lateral outgrouwths, one per somite. Gonopores separated by 2.5 annuli with the male gonopore on the annulus. Anal opening conspicuous and often surrounded by small lips.

Habitat & range

Habitat: Freshwater
Region: Europe
Recorded from: Croatia

Biology

Troglobiont

Original description

Sket, B., Dovč, P., Jalžić, B., Kerovec, M., Kučinić, M. and Trontelj, P. (2001), A cave leech (Hirudinea, Erpobdellidae) from Croatia with unique morphological features. Zoologica Scripta, 30: 223-229.

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Sources used for this page

Picture: 10.1046/j.1463-6409.2001.00065.x; Description: 10.1046/j.1463-6409.2001.00065.x