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Erpobdella adani

Siddall & Oceguera-Figueroa, 2018 · Erpobdellidae

Erpobdella adani, a leech of the family Erpobdellidae

External morphology

3 annuli between gonopores, no preatrial loops of ejaculatory ducts, strongly dorsoventrally flattened from preclitellum to posterior sucker, male gonopore unsually enlarged

Habitat & range

Habitat
Freshwater
Region
North America
Recorded from
Mexico

Original description

Tessler Siddall & Oceguera-Figueroa, Leeches from Chiapas, Mexico, with a new species of Erpobdella (Hirudinida: Erpobdellidae). (2018). American Museum Novitates, 3895, 1-15

doi:10.1206/3895.1