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Scientific Name: Haemadipsa zeylanica Moquin-Tandon, 1827
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Class: Clitellata
Order: Arhynchobdellida
Family: Haemadipsidae
Description:
Haemadipsa zeylanica is small bodied animal with a spotted olive-green color. It has a small sucker at the anterior (mouth) end and a larger one at the posterior end of its cylindrical or slightly flattened body. The body features a median dorsal black or dark stripe and marginal pale yellow stripes. It has five pairs of eyes, with the third and fourth pairs on continuous annuli. The suckers are prehensile, and papillae are well-developed. Nephridiopores open dorsally. This species is hermaphroditic.
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
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Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
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