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Erpobdella lineata
· Erpobdellidae
External morphology
One or two pairs of dark paramedian stripes,keels present posterior-laterally, adult me-dium sized, upto 50 mm, red-brown, ventralside brighter; gonopore in XII b2/a2 andgenital pore in XII c11/c12
Habitat & range
- Habitat
- Freshwater
- Region
- Europe
Biology
More likely present in lowlands
Junior synonyms
Dina lineata
Original description
Müller, O. F. (1773-1774). Vermium terrestrium et fluviatilium, seu animalium infusoriorum, helminthicorum, et testaceorum, non marinorum, succincta historia. [Book] Vol. 1: 1-136 Infusoria [1773] / Vol1 [part 2] 1-78 Helminthica 1-72 [1774] ; Vol. 2: 1-214 Testacea + index 8 pp. [1774]. Havniæ (Copenhagen) & Lipsiæ (Leipzig): Heineck & Faber.
Sources used for this page
Picture: Hirudinida pijavice - Determinace vodních bezobratlých, ISBN 9783827409270 ; Description: ISBN 9783827409270