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Erpobdella maoriana
· Erpobdellidae
External morphology
Gonopores separated by 1.5 annuli, opening prominent on broad papilla at annulusXII a2, gonopore inconspicuous at furrow XII b5/b6; adult large sized upto 90 mm (ex-tended); papillae absent; suckers small
Habitat & range
- Habitat
- Freshwater
- Region
- New Zealand
- Recorded from
- New Zealand
Junior synonyms
Dina maoriana
Original description
Mason, J. Studies on the freshwater and terrestrial leeches of New Zealand. 2. Orders Gnathobdelliformes and Pharyngobdelliformes. J. R. Soc. New Zealand 1976, 6, 255–276,