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Philobdella gracilis
· Macrobdellidae
External morphology
With or without gold middorsal stripe, dorsum greenish, venter orangeish, broken paramedial black pigment
Internal morphology
35-45 teeth per jaw
Habitat & range
- Habitat
- Freshwater
- Region
- North America
- Recorded from
- Mississippi river drainage area
Original description
Moore, John P. 1901. The Hirudinea of Illinois. Bulletin of the Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History 5: 479-547.