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Scientific Name: Ozobranchus shipleyi Harding, 1909
English Name: Aquatic leech
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Class: Clitellata
Order: Rhynchobdellida
Family: Ozobranchidae
Description:
Ozobranchus shipleyi, a flat-bodied aquatic leech, displays a translucent body tinted with a muted yellow hue. Notably, it features eleven pairs of colorless lateral branchiae, akin to digits. Two pairs of suckers are present, with the posterior sucker notably larger than the anterior one. It exhibits 49 annuli along its body, with eyes situated on ring 5. The mouth opens subterminally, while the male and female ducts share a common pore between rings 19 and 20.
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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