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Erpobdella svilesta

Erpobdellidae

External morphology

Size of adults reaching up to adult 35 mm. Eyes 1-3 pairs mostly invisible,translucent, pinkish, sometimes with a brown tint along neck; gonopore in XII b2/a2,gonopore in XII b6/b1.

Internal morphology

ovisacs about 4ns long

Habitat & range

Habitat
Freshwater
Region
Europe
Recorded from
Montenegro

Biology

Widespread in the littoral zone of the Lake Ohrid.. Endemic to Lake Ohrid.

Junior synonyms

Dina svilesta

Sources used for this page

Description: ISBN 9783827409270