Checklist / Macrobdellidae / Macrobdella / Macrobdella mimicus
Macrobdella mimicus
· Macrobdellidae
External morphology
4 copulatory gland pores, 4.5 annuli between gonopores, 4 annuli between female gonopore and first pair of accessory pores
Habitat & range
- Habitat
- Freshwater
- Region
- North America
- Recorded from
- Eastern USA
Biology
Believed to be a coastal/marsh-associated species, unsure how far north the range goes
Original description
Phillips, Anna J.; Salas-Montiel, Ricardo; Kvist, Sebastian; Oceguera-Figueroa, Alejandro. (2019). Phylogenetic Position and Description of a New Species of Medicinal Leech from the Eastern United States. Journal of Parasitology. 105(4): 587-597.