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Gonimosobdella meyeri

Piscicolidae

Gonimosobdella meyeri, a leech of the family Piscicolidae

External morphology

Large pulsatile vesicles, 7 annuli per somite, copulatory area posterior to the female pore, 2 pairs of eyes, 8 caudal ocelli, segmental ocelli, transverse bands of stellate chromatophores

Habitat & range

Habitat
Freshwater
Region
North America
Recorded from
Northeastern USA and Quebec

Junior synonyms

Cystobranchus meyeri