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Richardsonianus australis
· Hirudinidae
External morphology
Salivary glands in 2 compact masses, posterior sucker wider than body width, 5 dorsal stripes
Internal morphology
Jaws with sharp well developed teeth
Habitat & range
- Habitat
- Freshwater
- Region
- Australia
- Recorded from
- Mainland, Tasmania
Original description
Bosisto, Jos. (1859). On the Hirudo australis. Transactions of the Philosophical Institute of Victoria 3: 18-22.