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Haemopis elegans

Haemopidae

Haemopis elegans, a leech of the family Haemopidae
Photo: Hirudinida pijavice - Determinace vodních bezobratlých

External morphology

Dorsum cream colored with pairs of paramedial black blotches of pigmentation down entirety, venter dark, 4.5-5 annuli between gonopores

Habitat & range

Habitat
Freshwater
Region
Europe

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Hirudinida pijavice - Determinace vodních bezobratlýchPicture: Hirudinida pijavice - Determinace vodních bezobratlých; Description: Picture: Hirudinida pijavice - Determinace vodních bezobratlých