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Placobdella multilineata
· Glossiphoniidae
External morphology
Venter striped, dorsum with or without lateral stripeing, with 5 distinct longitudinal rows of small papillae
Habitat & range
- Habitat
- Freshwater
- Region
- North America, Asia
- Recorded from
- Southeastern and Midwestern USA, China
Biology
Introduced to Beijing with American Alligators, uses reptiles as hosts
Original description
Moore, J. Percy. (1953). Three undescribed North American leeches (Hirudinea). Notulae naturae of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. no 250: 1-13.