Trocheta vignai

External morphology

Up to 65 mm in preserved specimens. The body is elongated, the posterior body region flattened. The anterior part of the body is cylindrical. Eyes are absent. The last third of the postclitellar region is exceptionally broadened. The genital pores are separated by two annuli. The colour of preserved specimens is light brown. There are no spots or stripes. The dorsal surface of the body is smooth and lacks any papillae.

Habitat & range

Habitat

Freshwater

Region

Europe

Recorded from

Turkey

Biology

Troglobiont.

Taxonomic notes

Originally described under Dina genus. Re-examination of museum materials showed consistency with Trocheta genus.

Original description

Minelli, A. (1978). “Dina vignai” n. sp. a new cave leech from Turkey (Hirudinea, Erpobdellidae).
Quaderni Di Speleologia, Circolo Speleol Romano, 3, 9-14.

Sources used for this page

Picture:ISBN 9783827409270; Description: ISBN 9783827409270