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Haementeria lopezi

Oceguera-Figueroa, 2006 ยท Glossiphoniidae

Haementeria lopezi, a leech of the family Glossiphoniidae

External morphology

Size up to 60 mm, 6-9 mm wide. Dorsal surface 3-annulate, undivided annuli and absence of conspicuous papillae on dorsal surface, one pair eyespots fused into a single mass, only small flat papillae, 2 annuli between gonopores

Habitat & range

Habitat
Freshwater
Region
North America
Recorded from
Mexico

Biology

Parasitic on cane toad

Original description

Oceguera-Figueroa, Alejandro (2006): (Annelida: Glossiphoniidae) from Jalisco State, Mexico. Zootaxa 1110: 39-45

doi:10.5281/zenodo.171524