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Mimobdella japonica
· Salifidae
External morphology
Mid-body somites novem-annulate, two post-anal annuli, male gonopore in XI/XII, female gonopore in XII/XIII, 9 annuli (one full somite) between gonopores.
Internal morphology
strepsilaematous pharynx and three myognaths with stylets, possessing post-crop caeca in pairs, ovisacs reaching to XXI a2
Habitat & range
- Habitat
- Freshwater
- Region
- Asia
- Recorded from
- China, Taiwan, Japan
Taxonomic notes
Perhaps synonymous with Odontobdella blanchardi
Original description
Blanchard, Raphael. (1897). Note IV. Hirudinées du Musée de Leyde. Notes from the Leyden Museum. 19: 73-113, plates 4-6.