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Placobdella ali
· Glossiphoniidae
External morphology
Large, body with ventral stripes, medial and paramedial series of tubercles on all midbody annuli, tubercles bear a full cap of five to six sensory papillae, 2 pair of prominent paramedial pre-anal papillae followed by 2 rows of 3 papillae
Habitat & range
- Habitat
- Freshwater
- Region
- North America
- Recorded from
- Northeastern USA
Original description
Hughes, J. L. & Mark E. Siddall. 2007. A new species of leech from the New York metropolitan area. American Museum Novitates(3578): 1-6.