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Orobdella ganini

Nakano & Prozorova, 2024 · Orobdellidae

External morphology

4-annulate, gastroporal duct bulbous, 5-5.5 annuli between gonopores

Internal morphology

epididymides present, atrial cornua well developed and ovate

Habitat & range

Habitat
Terrestrial
Region
Asia
Recorded from
Primorsky Krai Russia

Original description

Nakano, Takafumi; Prozorova, Larissa A. (2024). Terrestrial predatory leeches of the genus Orobdella (Hirudinea: Erpobdelliformes: Orobdellidae) endemic to the Southern Russian Far East: a new species of the genus from Primorsky Krai, Russia. Zootaxa. 5424(1): 44-60.

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5424.1.2 · mapress.com