Hirudinidae sp. (family)

1 A Striped Leech at Fyshwick, ACT

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Identification history

	Hirudinidae sp. (family)	27 Sep 2019	MichaelBedingfield
	Hirudinidae sp. (family)	26 Sep 2019	Christine

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User's notes

Shorty spotted one here yesterday, and today I found two. Sorry poor quality pics. In shallow, slightly murky water. I am not very familiar with leeches, and intrigued to see them swimming, and attaching and shortening and elongating their bodies.

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Sighting information

2 Abundance
26 Sep 2019 02:43 PM Recorded on
Christine Recorded by
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Other Invertebrates Leeches (Hirudinea) Segmented Worms (Annelida) Christine Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Species information

Hirudinidae sp. (family) Scientific name
A Striped Leech Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 752.37m Recorded at altitude
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