Checklist / Haemadipsidae / Hirudobdella / Hirudobdella benhami
Hirudobdella benhami
· Haemadipsidae
External morphology
Male genital pore in distinctly different location than on H. antipodum
Habitat & range
- Habitat
- Terrestrial
- Region
- New Zealand
- Recorded from
- Caswell Sound
Biology
Feeds on bird (particularly penguin) blood
Original description
Mason, J. Studies on the freshwater and terrestrial leeches of New Zealand. 2. Orders Gnathobdelliformes and Pharyngobdelliformes. J. R. Soc. New Zealand 1976, 6, 255–276,