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Gonimosobdella vivida
· Piscicolidae
External morphology
Large pulsatile vesicles, 7 annuli per somite, copulatory area posterior to the female pore, black chromatophores 1 pair per somite dorsally
Habitat & range
- Habitat
- Saltwater
- Region
- North America
- Recorded from
- Atlantic Ocean
Junior synonyms
Calliobdella vivida, Cystobranchus vividus
Original description
Verrill, A. E. (1872). Descriptions of North American fresh-water Leeches [Art. XIX. Brief Contributions to Zoology from the Museum of Yale College. No. XVll.]. The American journal of science and arts. (series 3) 3(13): 126-139.