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Myzobdella lugubris
· Piscicolidae
External morphology
Body elongate and clavo-fusiform, tegument transparent, no papillae or tubercles or gills, oral sucker small, one pair eyespots on oral sucker, 2 annuli per gonopore.
Internal morphology
5 pairs of testisacs
Habitat & range
- Habitat
- Freshwater, Saltwater
- Region
- North America
- Recorded from
- Canada, USA
Junior synonyms
Myzobdella patzcuarensis
Original description
Verrill, A. E. (1872). Descriptions of North American fresh-water Leeches [Art. XIX. Brief Contributions to Zoology from the Museum of Yale College. No. XVll.]. The American journal of science and arts. (series 3) 3(13): 126-139.