Placobdella unimaculata

External morphology

Dorsum olive-green to brownish, 6 rows of unpigmented small papillae, very thin dorso-medial line, cephalic region unpigmented, large white spot posteriad of the eyespots, 3 pairs of pre-anal papillae, no nuchal band, caudal sucker with scattered chromatophores and 1 row of small unpigmented papillae near edge of sucker, venter similarly colored to dorsum

Habitat & range

Habitat

Freshwater

Region

North America

Recorded from

Connecticut, New York, and West Virginia

Original description

Moser Richardson & Phillips, SYNONYMIZATION OF PLACOBDELLA PICTA (VERRILL, 1872) (HIRUDINEA: GLOSSIPHONIIDAE) WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF TWO NEW SPECIES REVEALED BY MOLECULAR SPECIES DELIMITATION. (2025). Journal of Parasitology, 111(1), 48-63

doi:10.1645/24-89