Helobdella stagnalis

External morphology

Up to 15 mm. Yellowish brown nuchal plate present on dorsal side, semitrasparent yellowish hue, no tubercules, no pigmentation pattern

Habitat & range

Habitat

Freshwater

Region

Europe, Asia

Recorded from

Japan

Biology

Stagnant and slow flowing waters

Junior synonyms

Hirudo stagnalis

Original description

Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp.

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