Helobdella triserialis ( Blanchard, 1849 )

SIDDALL, MARK E., 2001, Leeches of Laguna Volcán, Bolivia, Including a New Species of Helobdella (Clitellata: Hirudinea), American Museum Novitates 3341, pp. 1-12 : 3

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.1206/0003-0082(2001)341<0001:HFTAIT>2.0.CO;2
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14057340
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scientific name	Helobdella triserialis ( Blanchard, 1849 )
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Helobdella triserialis ( Blanchard, 1849)

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MATERIAL EXAMINED: Freeliving from Laguna Volcán , Departmento de Santa Cruz, Bolivia, 18°07′17"S, 63°38′88"W, 14 November 1999, hand collected by M. Siddall and C. Specht; determination by M. Siddall; four specimens fixed in 10% formalin, stored in 70% ethanol ( AMNH 4222 , Annelida) GoogleMaps ; five specimens fixed in 10% formalin, stored in 70% ethanol (Museo de Historia Natural NoelKempff Mercado, Santa Cruz, Bolivia, uncataloged) ; five specimens fixed and stored in 95% ethanol ( AMNH 4223 , Annelida) ; five specimens fixed and stored in 95% ethanol (Museo de Historia Natural NoelKempff Mercado, Santa Cruz, Bolivia, uncataloged) ; one specimen fixed and stored in 95% ethanol held at —80°C ( AMNH 100020 , Frozen Tissue Collection ).

The annulation, absence of nuchal glands and presence of three rows of black tipped papillae are consistent with descriptions of this highly variable panAmerican species ( Blanchard , 1849; Blanchard ,1896; Weber , 1915; Cordero , 1937a, 1937b; Ringuelet, 1943, 1944 a, 1944b; Klemm, 1982).