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Diestecostoma octoannulatum
· Xerobdellidae
External morphology
5 pairs of eyespots in arch, 8-annulate, 16.5 annuli between gonopores, Y shaped mouth, ventral nephridia lacking 17th pair
Habitat & range
- Habitat
- Terrestrial
- Region
- North America
- Recorded from
- Caribbean
Original description
Moore,Leeches (Hiru-dinea) from the Hawaiian Islands, and two new species from the Pacific region in the Bishop Museum collection. (1946). Occasional Papers of the Bishop Museum Honolulu, 18(11), 171-191.