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Orobdella meisai

Nakano & Lai, 2017 · Orobdellidae

Orobdella meisai, a leech of the family Orobdellidae

External morphology

4-annulate, unique camoflauge coloration, gastropore conspicious, ~5 annuli between gonopores

Internal morphology

gastroporal duct rudimentary tubular, epididymides absent, atrial cornua absent

Habitat & range

Habitat
Terrestrial
Region
Asia
Recorded from
Taiwan

Original description

Nakano & Lai, A New Quadrannulate Species of Orobdella (Hirudinida: Arhynchobdellida: Orobdellidae) from Pingtung, Taiwan. (2017). Species Diversity, 22(2), 143-150

doi:10.12782/specdiv.22.143