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Heptacyclus scorpii
· Piscicolidae
External morphology
24-35mm, brown or green pigment forming longitudinal stripes, 6 pairs oral eyespots, caudal ocelli
Habitat & range
- Habitat
- Saltwater
- Region
- North America
- Recorded from
- New Brunswick Canada
Biology
Host Myoxocephalus octodecemspinosus
Junior synonyms
Janusion scorpii
Original description
Malm, A. W. (1863). Svenska Iglar, Disciferae, afbildade efter lefvande examplar och beskrifna [Swedish Leeches, Disciferae, illustrated after living specimens and described]. Göteborgs Kungliga Vetenskaps-och Vitterhets-samhället Handlingar 8: 151-259 + index + plates 3-5.