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Helobdella transversa
· Glossiphoniidae
External morphology
Dorsum with transverse brown interrupted stripes alternating with irregular white banks
Internal morphology
6 crop caeca, 6 pairs testisacs, no papillae
Habitat & range
- Habitat
- Freshwater
- Region
- North America
- Recorded from
- USA, Canada
Biology
Michigan
Original description
Sawyer, North American freshwater leeches, exclusive of the Piscicolidae, with a key to all species. (1972). Illinois Biological Monographs, 46, 1-154