''Alboglossiphonia heteroclita'' is a species of
leeches
Leeches are segmented parasitic or predatory worms that comprise the subclass Hirudinea within the phylum Annelida. They are closely related to the oligochaetes, which include the earthworm, and like them have soft, muscular segmented bo ...
belonging to the family
Glossiphoniidae
Glossiphoniidae are a family of freshwater proboscis-bearing leeches. These leeches are generally flattened, and have a poorly defined anterior sucker. Most suck the blood of freshwater vertebrates like amphibians, crocodilians and aquatic tu ...
.
It has
cosmopolitan distribution.
Synonym:
* Glossiphonia heteroclita (Linnaeus, 1761)
References
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Leeches