Orobdella esulcata

External morphology

4-annulate, grayish blue color, gonopores separated by 5 annuli

Internal morphology

atrial cornua developed and ovate

Habitat & range

Habitat

Terrestrial

Region

Asia

Recorded from

Kyushu, Ikinoshima island

Original description

Nakano T. A new species of the genus Orobdella (Hirudinida: Arhynchobdellida: Gastrostomobdellidae) from Kumamoto, Japan, and a redescription of O. whitmani with the designation of the lectotype. Zoolog Sci. 2010 Nov;27(11):880-7

doi:10.2108/zsj.27.880

Sources used for this page

Picture: https://doi.org/10.2108/zsj.27.880