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Motobdella montezuma
ยท Erpobdellidae
External morphology
Body lenght is up to 71 mm. The oral sucker is large, deeply cupped, almost hemispherical. Three pairs of eyes are present dorsally. The eyes in the first pair are closer and smaller than the eyes in the second and third pairs. Two characteristic strong, wide, dark, heavily pigmented dark paramedial stripes extend from the anal region to the anterior neck. The genital pores are invariably present in the furrows on the raised pouted lips and are separated by two annuli.
Habitat & range
- Habitat
- Freshwater
- Region
- North America
- Recorded from
- USA
Biology
Montezuma Well endemic
Taxonomic notes
Motobdella may not be a valid genus
Original description
Ronald W. Davies, R. N. Singhal, and D. W. Blinn. 1985. Erpobdella montezuma (Hirudinoidea: Erpobdellidae), a new species of freshwater leech from North America. Canadian Journal of Zoology. 63(4): 965-969.