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Scientific Name: Herpobdellaoidea lateroculata Kaburaki, 1921
English Name: Aquatic leech
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Description:
The Herpobdelloidea lateroculata has a slender body with a pale buff coloration. It typically has five or six pairs of eyes, with the first pair being larger and located dorsally on the IV somite. The remaining pairs are situated submarginally on somites V-VIII. Interestingly, it lacks jaws in its mouth and has a long pharynx without gastric glands.
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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