Lizabdella, Utevsky, 2007

Utevsky, A. Yu., 2007, A new genus and species of marine fish leech (Annelida: Hirudinea: Piscicolidae) from South Africa, African Invertebrates 48 (2), pp. 41-46 : 42

Family Piscicolidae Johnston, 1865

Genus Lizabdella gen. n.

Etymology: The name derives from the generic name of the fish hosts, Liza , and Greek bdella, a leech.

Type species: Lizabdella africana sp. n.

Diagnosis: Small leeches. Body elongated. One pair of eyes on anterior sucker present. Segmental ocelli and ocelli on posterior sucker absent.

Digestive system: oesophageal diverticula absent; posterior crop caeca not totally fused.

Reproductive system: male bursa absent, there are two male gonopores (separated by a tubercle and not clearly visible externally) and accessory glands; vagina long, conductive tissue present, copulatory area absent.

Lacunar system: weakly developed, communications absent.