Parapraobdella lineata

External morphology

Trignathous, monostichodont. Longitudinal furrow in dorsal lip of oral sucker. Complete somite five-annulate. Eyespots dorsal, five pair in broad arch. Crop ceca simple with one pair of ceca per somite, postceca extending bilaterally. Intestine simple, acecate. Anus between last annulus and caudal sucker. Caudal sucker wider than four most posterior somites of body. Reproductive organs micromorphic. Nephridia ventral and bilateral in all cases

Habitat & range

Habitat

Terrestrial

Region

Africa

Recorded from

South Africa

Taxonomic notes

Has been through many taxonomic iterations, but the current genus is within Praobdellidae, now supported by genetics