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Trocheta riparia
ยท Erpobdellidae
External morphology
Up to 100 mm. Aterior part of the body is of cylindrical shape. Body shape starting to be flattened behind the clitellum. Coloration is dark reddish brown to black with pair of paramedian stripes. Dorsal side have also grey spots in transverse rowns on each annulus.Gonopores separated by 2 anulli.
Habitat & range
- Habitat
- Freshwater, Terrestrial
- Region
- Europe
- Recorded from
- Austria, Hungary
Biology
Semiaquatic species. Lowland species with preffered altitude up to 300 m. Inhabiting smaller rivers and streams.
Original description
Nesemann, Hasko & Wien,. (1993). Identification key to the Hungarian leeches of the subfamily Trochetinae Pawlowski, 1954, with notes on systematics of the subfamily Erpobdellinae Blanchard, 1894 (Hirudinea).
Sources used for this page
Picture:ISBN 9783827409270; Description: ISBN 9783827409270