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Trocheta taunensis
ยท Erpobdellidae
External morphology
Up to 114 mm in fixed specimens. Gonopores separated by 2 anulli. The body surface is smooth, only few very small and inconspicuous papillae are visible. Eyes are not visible on the preserved type material. The colour of dorsal surface is unicolour greyish to bright reddish brown. Preserved specimens are white to pale grey. Dark lines, stripes or yellow spots are absent.
Habitat & range
- Habitat
- Freshwater
- Region
- Europe
- Recorded from
- Germany, France
Original description
Grosser, Clemens. 2015. Differentiation of some similar species of the subfamily Trochetinae (Hirudinida: Erpobdellidae). Ecologica Montenegrina 2(1): 29-41.