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Erpobdella stschegolewi
· Erpobdellidae
External morphology
Medium sized leech up to 50 mm, reddishbrown dorsally, venter pale white or yellow-ish white, yellow spots arranged in transverserows on each annulus, lack paramedian stripe, 4 pairs of reduced eyes
Habitat & range
- Habitat
- Freshwater
- Region
- Europe, Asia
- Recorded from
- Iran
Junior synonyms
Dina stschegolewi
Original description
Lukin, E. I., & Epstein, V. M. (1960). New data on the leech fauna of fresh waters of the Crimea. Zoologicheskii Zhurnal. 39, 9: 1429-1432.