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Freshwater Leech

Hirudinea

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Field Notes

Description:

Pics 1 & 2: It was swimming
About 1" - 2.5"

Habitat:

In the water..

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)
LaurenZarate
Glad it didn't get you! I thought it was a flatworm until I saw the segmentation. Nice photos!.
jki
Yup. I guarantee you that is a leech. It's flattened, stream-lined shape suggest it may be of the same order or family as the biting leaches, like the European medical leech (Hirudo medicinalis) or the North American Macrobdella decora.
Jason Alexander
Yeah, I think so.. But I don't know exactly what species is this.. Thanks drP..
drP
Looks like an annelid, possibly a leech.

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PublishedMarch 20, 2013

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