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Haemadipsa lolegaonensis

Chandrakanta, Himani, Naiwal, Thakur & Ghosh, 2020 · Haemadipsidae

Haemadipsa lolegaonensis, a leech of the family Haemadipsidae

External morphology

Eyes 3 and 4 are separated by one annuli. Large sized, slender robust body. Colour in live is ash. Mid dorsal yellowish field bears two discontinuous median black line. Ventral region creamed coloured. Three blackish stripes broader than H. sylvestris on the dorsal region. Dorsal region with no tubercles. Anterior sucker having little deep areas of mouth. Posterior sucker almost round. Sucker rays 82. Male and female pore separated by 5 annuli

Habitat & range

Habitat
Terrestrial
Region
Asia
Recorded from
West Bengal India

Junior synonyms

Haemadipsa lolegaoensis

Original description

Chandrakanta,K. and Himani,Tariyal and Naiwal,P. and Thakur,D. and Ghosh,Shyamasree, 20210155267, English, Journal article, India, 0970-9304, 31, (1), Bhubaneswar, Journal of Applied Zoological Researches, (81–85), Applied Zoologists Research Association, Haemadipsa lolegaonsis sp. nov. (Hirudinea: Haemadipsidae): a new leech from West Bengal, India., (2020)

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