Hirudinidae sp. (family)
1 A Striped Leech at Acton, ACT
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| Hirudinidae sp. (family) | trevorpreston | 16 May 2022 | |
| Unverified | TimL | 16 May 2022 |
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Sighted on a tree in ANBG's Rainforest Gully.
3 comments
17 May 2022
Hi Roger. I don't know if this answers your question but I've seen Striped Leeches in the Rainforest Gully for a few years now. They are most obvious after heavy rain and usually attached to one of the handrails. Some sightings: 4434971, 4434698, 4370163. They can probably be found within the foliage away from the walkways, but as this area isn't accessible to the public, then it's not easy to confirm. This particular sighting is the first time I've seen one attached to a tree in the Rainforest Gully.
17 May 2022
Phil Hurle (Horticulture Manager at the Gardens) confirmed the presence of leeches over several years in the gully especially in wet seasons.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.108088-35.276977
- Altitude 580.5m
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 13 May 2022 11:42 AM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
Collections
- TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Hirudinidae sp. (family) Leeches (Hirudinea) Segmented Worms (Annelida) Other Invertebrates
Species information
- Hirudinidae sp. (family) Scientific name
- A Striped Leech Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 760.43m Recorded at altitude
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