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Helobdella austinensis
· Glossiphoniidae
External morphology
Dorsum with longitudinal lines and irregularly arranged black and white papillae, white pigment spots on just the central annulus, papillae smaller than width of annuli, greybrown venter
Internal morphology
6 pairs crop caeca, 6 pairs testisacs,
Habitat & range
- Habitat
- Freshwater
- Region
- North America
- Recorded from
- USA, Canada
Biology
Eastern half of the US
Original description
Kutschera Langguth Kuo Weisblat & Shankland, Description of a new leech species from North America, Helobdella austinensis n. sp. (Hirudinea: Glossiphoniidae), with observations on its feeding behaviour. (2013). Zoosystematics and Evolution, 89(2), 239-246