Checklist / Glossiphoniidae / Placobdella / Placobdella sophieae
Placobdella sophieae
· Glossiphoniidae
External morphology
Caudal sucker separated by distinct pedicel, semitransparent tegument, 6 rows of dorsal papillae
Habitat & range
- Habitat
- Freshwater
- Region
- North America
- Recorded from
- Washington and Oregon USA
Original description
Oceguera-Figueroa, Alejandro.; Kvist, Sebastian; Watson, Sara C.; Sankar, Dominic F.; Overstreet, Robin M.; Siddall, Mark Edward. (2010). Leech Collections from Washington State, with the Description of Two New Species of Placobdella (Annelida Glossiphoniidae). American Museum Novitates. (3701): 1-14.