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Helobdella gordiana
ยท Glossiphoniidae
External morphology
With scute, eyes partial eclipse moon shape
Internal morphology
6 crop caeca, 6th crop caeca extending posteriorly to 4th intestinal caecum, first 3 intestinal caeca anteriorly extended, 4th intestinal caecum laterally extended, rectum largely linear
Habitat & range
- Habitat
- Freshwater
- Region
- North America
- Recorded from
- Utah USA
Original description
Hovingh, Peter & Ulrich Kutschera. 2020. Two new Helobdella species (Annelida Hirudinida Glossiphoniidae) from the Intermountain region of the United States, formerly considered as Helobdella stagnalis Linnaeus, 1758. Biodiversity Journal 11(3): 689-698.