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Placobdella costata

Placobdella costata

Classification

Placobdella costata is a species of Glossiphoniid leech found in European waters. Classification Placobdella costata was described as Clespine costata by Friedrich Müller, in 1846, and it then underwent several name changes and reclassifications. Glossiphonia catenigera, a different name for the same organism, was described in the same year by Alfred Moquin-Tandon and is treated as a junior synonym.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Netherlands · 10Spain · 1