Placobdella montifera (Moore, 1906)

Oceguera-Figueroa, Alejandro, Kvist, Sebastian, Watson, Sara C., Sankar, Dominic F., Overstreet, Robin M. & Siddall, Mark E., 2010, Leech Collections from Washington State, with the Description of Two New Species of Placobdella (Annelida: Glossiphoniidae), American Museum Novitates 2010 (3701), pp. 1-16 : 10

Placobdella montifera (Moore, 1906)

Figure 18

The presence of three longitudinal ridges on the dorsal surface (one median and two lateral) and the distinctively narrow neck constriction, together with the “placobdellid” eyespot arrangement are in agreement with the description of P. montifera (see Klemm, 1982). Found on the undersides of submerged rocks and wood.

Figures

FIGURES 14–19. Glossiphoniids found in Washington in this study; dorsal and ventral views, left and right respectively. 14. Glossiphonia elegans. 15. Helobdella elongata. 16. H. modesta. 17. Helobdella papillata. 18. Placobdella montifera. 19. Theromyzon cf. rude. Scale bars = 5 mm.