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Scientific Name: Herpobdelloidea lateroculata Kaburaki, 1921
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Description:
The body of Herpobdelloidea lateroculata is very slender and pale buff in color. Larger individuals can reach about 30 mm in length and 3 mm in width. They have five or six pairs of eyes, with the first pair larger and located dorsally on the IV somite, while the others are submarginal on somites V-VIII. The mouth lacks jaws, and the pharynx is long without a gastric region.
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.
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DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
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Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
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