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Helobdella humboldtensis
ยท Glossiphoniidae
External morphology
With scute, eyes shape of quarter moons.
Internal morphology
s-shaped pharynx, 6 crop caeca, 6th crop caeca extending posteriorly to the 3rd intestinal caecum, 4 pairs of intestinal caeca with all extend laterally anteriorly, rectum largely linear
Habitat & range
- Habitat
- Freshwater
- Region
- North America
- Recorded from
- Nevada 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.