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Scientific Name: Haemadipsa sylvestris
Photo: Subhajit(GBIF)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Class: Clitellata
Order: Arhynchobdellida
Family: Haemadipsidae
Description:
Haemadipsa sylvestris having a sub-cylindrical body, convex dorsal side, and flattened ventral side. It is light black or brownish in color with a pale middorsal area featuring three black stripes. The anterior sucker is spoon-shaped. It has five pairs of fairly large eyes, with the third and fourth pairs separated by a complete annulus. The suckers are prehensile, and the buccal ring is bordered by a thin membranous fold. It has three prominent jaws without papillae.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Commonly found in the fish pond, rivers, lakes, haors, and other fresh waterbodies of Bangladesh
Environment:
Freshwater
Main References:
Kabir SMH, Ahmed M, Ahmed ATA, Rahman AKA, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA, Khondoker M (EDS.) 2009 Encyclopedia of flora and fauna of Bangladesh, Vol. 16. Annelida Echainodermata Acanthocephala and Minor Phyla.. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka. 232 pp.
Other References:
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
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