Golden Gate Leech

Helobdella californica

Classification

Class: Clitellata
Order: Rhynchobdellida
Family: Glossiphoniidae

Helobdella californica is a leech of the family Glossiphoniidae. It is endemic to Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. While originally discovered on the shore of Blue Heron Lake (formerly Stow Lake), in 2026 the species was also observed in nearby Mallard Lake.

Distribution

Golden Gate Leech — (c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 9

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY DescriptionHelobdella californica, Wikipedia contributors

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