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Glossiphonia weberi

Blanchard, 1897 · Glossiphoniidae

Glossiphonia weberi, a leech of the family Glossiphoniidae

External morphology

Small, mostly transparent, with characteristic paramedial stripes, 1st 2nd and 3rd pair of eyes on ring 6 7 and 8.

Internal morphology

crop with 6 pairs of lateral diverticula

Habitat & range

Habitat: Freshwater
Region: Asia
Recorded from: India

Biology

Common

Original description

Blanchard. (1897). Weber's zool Ergebn, iv