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Paraclepsis dongnaiensis
· Glossiphoniidae
External morphology
Small leech with leaf-shaped body; three pairs of eyespots in the genus-characteristic arrangement; four rows of ovate shallow dorsal papillae of moderate size (outerparamedian and outer paramarginal series); two annuli between the male (XI a3 / XII a1) and female(XII a2/a3) genital pores;
Internal morphology
esophagus with a broad, bag-like pharyngeal bulb; two pairs of compact salivary glands; 7 pairs of crop caeca. The new species differs from Paraclepsis ceylanica and Pa.cancricola by having simple crop caeca (vs bilobate)
Habitat & range
- Habitat
- Freshwater
- Region
- Asia
- Recorded from
- Vietnam, Thailand
Junior synonyms
Paraclepsis vulnifera
Original description
Bolotov Eliseeva & Kondakov, Arthropod-associated leeches (Annelida: Hirudinida) of the World: Diversity, taxonomic reappraisal, ecological classification of host associations, and convergent evolution. (2025). Ecologica Montenegrina, 89, 38-86