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Placobdella desseri
· Glossiphoniidae
External morphology
Dorsum green-brown with fine patches of orange pigment, dark mid-dorsal line, pair of paramedial and paralateral rows of white papillae, a few white papillae aligned with middorsal line, many specimens with nuchal band, 4 rows of papillae
Habitat & range
- Habitat
- Freshwater
- Region
- North America
- Recorded from
- Midwestern USA, Central Canada
Original description
Moser Richardson & Phillips, SYNONYMIZATION OF PLACOBDELLA PICTA (VERRILL, 1872) (HIRUDINEA: GLOSSIPHONIIDAE) WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF TWO NEW SPECIES REVEALED BY MOLECULAR SPECIES DELIMITATION. (2025). Journal of Parasitology, 111(1), 48-63