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Haemopis plumbea

Moore, 1912 · Haemopidae

Haemopis plumbea, a leech of the family Haemopidae

External morphology

Light brown to yellow dorsum, yellowish white venter, heavy black mottling on dorsum, light black mottling on venter, faint lateral lines of yellowish green coloration, 5 annuli between gonopores

Internal morphology

No teeth

Habitat & range

Habitat
Freshwater
Region
North America
Recorded from
Northwern Midwest USA

Original description

Moore, J. Percy. (1912). The leeches of Minnesota. Part III. Classification of the leeches of Minnesota. Geological and Natural History Survey of Minnesota. Zoological series. 5: 63-150.

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