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Helobdella europaea
· Glossiphoniidae
External morphology
5-7 rows of darkly pigmented papillae, 14 brown longitudinal stripes, venter unpigmented to lightly pigmented
Internal morphology
5 pairs of crop caecae, 5 pairs of testisacs
Habitat & range
- Habitat
- Freshwater
- Region
- Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Africa, South America
Taxonomic notes
Described as Helobdella papillornata in Australia, H. striata in South America, and H. punctatolineata in some parts of Europe. All are genetically identical
Junior synonyms
Placobdella godavariensis, Helobdella papillornata, Helobdella striata, Helobdella conifera
Original description
Kutschera, U. (1987). Notes on the taxonomy and biology of leeches of the genus Helobdella Blanchard 1896 (Hirudinea: Glossiphoniidae). Zoologischer Anzeiger. 219: 321–323.