Erpobdella nigricollis

External morphology

Up to 35 mm. Semitransparent yellowish honey-like hue. Characteristic glassy semitransparency. No dorsal pigmentation. Pigmented supraoesophageal ganglia.

Habitat & range

Habitat

Freshwater

Region

Europe

Biology

Lowland species in Central Europe, often in community with Erpobdella octoculata

Original description

G. Brandes. (1900). Zwei neue Nephelis Arten aus der Umgebung von Halle a. S. Zeitschrift für Naturwissenschaften. 72: 450-452.

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Picture: Hirudinida pijavice - Determinace vodních bezobratlých; Description: sumie-dh