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Trocheta blanchardi
· Erpobdellidae
External morphology
Up to 85 mm. Colouration brown or grey with pink shade. Body covered with papillae of the same size on dorsum and venter. Papillae scattered over body chaotically with tendency to form transverse rows posteriorly Anterior sucker elongated. Gonopores separated by 3 annuli.
Habitat & range
- Habitat
- Freshwater
- Region
- Europe
- Recorded from
- Ukraine
Biology
Occusr on
the banks of small mountain rivers with stony ground.
Original description
Khomenko, A., Utevsky, S., Utevsky, A., & Trontelj, P. (2020). Unrecognized diversity of Trocheta species (Hirudinea: Erpobdellidae): resolving a century-old taxonomic problem in Crimean leeches. Systematics and Biodiversity, 18(2), 129–141