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  Genus Helobdella

Species H. triserialis

Taxon Information

The Species H. triserialis has been reported (or is assumed) to occur in fresh waters. This taxon has been reported from Wisconsin.

(These statements were generated automatically from the WInvertebrates database.)

Literature Records

• Helobdella triserialis, "likely only known from South America, could be an invasive species" (Govedich et al., 2010).
• Helobdella triserialis, "widely distributed and is frequently collected in some localities. This species is also found abundantly in Central and South America" [map: Wisconsin & elsewhere in North America] (Klemm, 1982).

Bibliography

• Govedich, F.R., B.A. Bain, W.E. Moser, S.R. Gelder, R.W. Davies & R.O. Brinkhurst. 2010. Annelida (Clitellata): Oligochaeta, Branchiobdellida, Hirudinida, and Acanthobdellida. [in] J.H. Thorp & A.P. Covich (eds.). Ecology and Classification of North American Freshwater Invertebrates, 3rd edition: 385-436.
• Klemm, D.J. 1982. Leeches (Annelida: Hirudinea) of North America. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 177 pp. [Available online]

Web Pages

• Fauna Europaea
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System