Description

H. depressa fusca: punctis octo nigris supra os. Bergman act. Stockh. 1756. p. 199. & 1757. n 4. f. 5 - 8. Faun. svec. 1273. Hirudo depressa nigra, abdomine subcinereo. Fn. svec. 725. Coccus aquaticus.

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Annelida

Class: Clitellata

Order: Arhynchobdellida

Family: Erpobdellidae

Genus: Erpobdella

Species: Hirudo octoculata Linnaeus, 1758