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Helobdella sorojchi
· Glossiphoniidae
External morphology
Eyes one pair, punctiform, well separated, at II/III, dial and supramarginal longitudinal lines, others with irregular mottled brown chromatophores. Venter much lighter with smooth paramedial pigmentation, gonopores separated by 1 annulus
Internal morphology
six pairs of testisacs at XIII/XIV through XVIII/XIX; sperm ducts and ovaries reach to XVII/XVIII, Proboscis in membranous sheath, base at XIII; salivary cells arranged in a small compact mass only in XIII, ductules of the latter are very short; oesophagus simple, not recurved
Habitat & range
- Habitat
- Freshwater
- Region
- South America
- Recorded from
- Bolivia
Original description
Siddall, Mark E. 2001. Hirudinea from the Apolobamba in the Bolivian Andes, including three new species of Helobdella (Clitellata: Hirudinea). American Museum Novitates(3341): 1-14.