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Piscicola fasciata
· Piscicolidae
External morphology
Up to 44 mm. 2 pairs of eyes. Posterior sucker 2-3x larger that anterior sucker. Cylindric trachelosoma and urosoma. 11 oculiform spots on posterior sucker. Darker brown coloration which is distrubted by lighter transversal stripes.
Habitat & range
- Habitat
- Freshwater
- Region
- Europe
Biology
Silurus glanis is most common host
Junior synonyms
Cystobranchus fasciatus
Original description
Kollar, V. (1842). Piscicola fasciata. [book (Encyclopedia entry)]. p. 101. In: Treitschke, Georg Friedrich (Editor). Naturhistorischer Bildersaal des Thierreiches, volume 3.
Sources used for this page
Picture: Hirudinida pijavice - Determinace vodních bezobratlých; Description: Picture: Hirudinida pijavice - Determinace vodních bezobratlých