Placobdella montifera

External morphology

3 prominnent ridges across dorsal surface, constricted neck region resulting in a discoid head, margins of posterior sucker denticulate

Habitat & range

Habitat

Freshwater

Region

North America

Recorded from

Canada, USA

Original description

Moore, Hirudinea and Oligochaeta collected in the Great Lakes region. (1906). Washington DC Dept Comm Lab Bull Bur Fish, 25(1905), 153-172

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