Helobdella triserialis (Blanchard, 1849)
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https://doi.org/ 10.1080/00222933.2021.1923850 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6056877F-FF91-FFED-FE07-1F1A8136B7FB |
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Plazi |
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Helobdella triserialis (Blanchard, 1849) |
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Helobdella triserialis (Blanchard, 1849)
This species is polymorphic and is widespread across the Americas ( Klemm 1991; Oceguera-Figueroa 2020) and an invasive in the Palaearctic ( Bromley 1994). It is well known from Puerto Rico ( Moore 1939 as H. punctato-lineata ). We found a brooding female in an artificial ornamental pond on Water Island. This represents the first record of this species from the Virgin Islands. The individual we collected was carrying 14 juveniles.
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