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Poecilobdella manashiae
· Hirudinidae
External morphology
A brownish-green dorsal surface with five broken black stripes, a brownish ventral surface bearing black dot-like markings, well-developed jaws with numerous salivary papillae, a short vaginal stalk and a large rounded vaginal caecum. The body measures 89 mm in total length and 10 mm in breadth. The anterior sucker is 5 mm wide, whereas the posterior sucker is 8 mm wide and well developed. The body has 109 annuli. Five pairs of eyes are present on annuli 4, 5, 6, 8 and 11. The male and female gonopores are separated by five annuli, with the male gonopore situated between annuli 33 and 34 and the female gonopore situated between annuli 38 and 39
Habitat & range
- Habitat
- Freshwater
- Region
- Asia
- Recorded from
- India
Original description
Mandal, C. & Bose, M. & Sharma, P. & Mridha, S. & Sikdar, R. & Hasan, Md & Ghosh, Sushobhon. (2026). Poecilobdella manashiae, A New Species of Leech from Tripura, India. UTTAR PRADESH JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY. 47. 87-96. 10.56557/upjoz/2026/v47i135730.