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North American turtle leech

Placobdella ornata

Classification

Placobdella is a genus of leeches in the family Glossiphoniidae. Species can grow up to 6. 5 cm in length, have extremely close eyes and mouths located on the rim or near the anterior (front) sucker.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Belgium · 5