Conical Glossiphonia [Glossiphonia concolor]
Description
Found in North America and Europe, this species has a conical body shape and is brown to reddish-brown in color. It is a freshwater species that prefers slow-moving or static bodies of water. It feeds on small invertebrates and detritus.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Segmented Worms
Annelida
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Leeches
Hirudinea
|
| Order |
Rhynchobdellida
Rhynchobdellida
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| Family |
Glossiphoniids
Glossiphoniidae
|
| Genus |
Glossiphonia
Glossiphonia
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