Checklist / Glossiphoniidae / Theromyzon / Theromyzon tigris
Theromyzon tigris
· Glossiphoniidae
External morphology
Scattered chromatophores and 4-8 light spots per annulus, 4 pairs of eyes, gonopores separated by 2 annuli, single female gonopore
Habitat & range
- Habitat
- Freshwater
- Region
- North America
- Recorded from
- Saskatchewan, Alberta and Quebec Canada
Original description
Foote, Maddy; Iwama, Rafael; de Carle, Danielle; Kvist, Sebastian. (2022). An integrative taxonomic study of the genus Theromyzon (Hirudinea: Glossiphoniidae), with description of a new North American species. Invertebrate Systematics. 36(7): 631-646.