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Placobdella ringueleti
· Glossiphoniidae
External morphology
A single, median, longitudinal brown dorsal line. Two pairs of eyespots: the first pair coalescent, the second pair slightly posterior to the first pair, giving the appearance of a single eyespot.
Habitat & range
- Habitat
- Freshwater
- Region
- North America
- Recorded from
- Mexico
Original description
López-Jiménez, Serapio; Oceguera-Figueroa, Alejandro. (2009). New Species of Rhynchobdellid Leech (Hirudinea: Glossiphoniidae): A Parasite of Turtles from Chiapas, Mexico. Journal of Parasitology. 95(6): 1356-1359.