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Pontobdella muricata
· Piscicolidae
External morphology
Dark green, marginal fringe on oral sucker, no true eyes, anterior sucker wider than trachelesome
Habitat & range
- Habitat
- Saltwater
- Region
- Europe
Junior synonyms
Pontobdella areolata, Pontobdella spinulosa, Pontobdella verrucata, Pontobdella verrucosa
Original description
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp.