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Placobdella nuchalis
· Glossiphoniidae
External morphology
Constricted neck region resulting in a discoid head, margins of posterior sucker denticulate, dorsum smooth
Habitat & range
- Habitat
- Freshwater
- Region
- North America
- Recorded from
- Canada, USA
Original description
Sawyer & Shelley, New records and species of leeches (Annelida: Hirudinea) from North and South Carolina. (1976). Journal Nat Hist, 10(1), 65-97