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Helobdella melananus
· Glossiphoniidae
External morphology
No scute, papillae abundant and become more apparent and pigmented on posterior annuli, anus significantly pigmented
Internal morphology
5 pairs crop caeca, 4 pairs testisacs
Habitat & range
- Habitat
- Freshwater
- Region
- Asia
- Recorded from
- China, Taiwan
Original description
Lai, Yi-Te; Chang, Chih-Han; Chen, Jiun-Hong. (2009). Two new species of Helobdella Blanchard 1896 (Hirudinida: Rhynchobdellida: Glossiphoniidae) from Taiwan, with a checklist of hirudinea fauna of the island. Zootaxa. 2068(1): 27-46.