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Pintobdella cajali

Praobdellidae

External morphology

The ventrum is lighter than thedorsum, both being plain and without patterns, Five pair of parabolic placed eyes occur onsomites II to VI (Mann, 1954). The male and female gonopores occurred at XI b5/b6 and XII b5/b6, re-spectively, separated by 5 annuli

Habitat & range

Habitat
Freshwater
Region
North America
Recorded from
Baja California

Taxonomic notes

Described, then synonymized under L. mexicana, then reinstated by Clark & Hovingh 2023