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Semiscolex lamothei
· Semiscolecidae
External morphology
Gonopores separated by .5 + 5 + .5 annuli, Body fi rm, muscular, size medium, body elongate, brownish, dorsal surface darker than venter, with longitudinal obscure stripes along all the length of the body alternating with lighter spots and stripes in metameric order. Largest specimen 87.2 mm long, 8 mm wide; smallest specimen 54.8 mm long and 5 mm wide, 5 pairs eyespots
Habitat & range
- Habitat
- Freshwater
- Region
- North America
- Recorded from
- Mexico
Original description
Oceguera-Figueroa, Alejandro. (2006). A new leech species of Semiscolex (Arhynchobdellida: Semiscolecidae) from Lake Catemaco, Veracruz, Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, Vol. 77, Nº. 2, 2006, pags. 199-203. 77.