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Erpobdella lahontana

Hovingh & Klemm, 2000 · Erpobdellidae

External morphology

4 pairs of eyes, male and female gonopores located in furrows and separated by 5 annuli, somites 5-annulate

Internal morphology

preatrial loops of male paired ducts extend to ganglion XI,

Habitat & range

Habitat: Freshwater
Region: North America
Recorded from: California and Nevada

Original description

Hovingh & Klemm, Erpobdella lahontana (Annelida: Hirudinea: Arhynchobdellida: Erpobdellidae), a new species of freshwater leech from North America. (2000). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 113(1), 155-161

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