Hirudinea sp. (Class)
Unidentified Leech at Nunnock Swamp
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| Hirudinea sp. (Class) | trevorpreston | 4 Sep 2024 | |
| Unverified | KMcCue | 6 Feb 2024 |
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User's notes
Its a leech, Chtonobdella limbata, but I can't find it in your list.
3 comments
23 Feb 2024
Unfortunately there's not much to identify this by in the photos. Also, unfortunately we currently have no-one with leech expertise to identify it. Do you have leech expertise, and if so would you consider becoming a moderator for leeches?
23 Feb 2024
My leech expertise comes from being an involuntary blood donor over many years of bushwalking. I am not competent to be a moderator. I agree the photo shows a strange angle, it was trying to attache to the camera, or me. My 5 leach bites are almost healed after 3 weeks.
23 Feb 2024
Location information
- Coordinates 149.438447-36.714578
- Altitude 951.2m
- Maps Nunnock Swamp South East Forest National Park
- Places Glen Allen, NSW
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- 4 Feb 2024 10:49 AM Recorded on
- KMcCue Recorded by
Collections
- KMcCue Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Hirudinea sp. (Class) Leeches (Hirudinea) Segmented Worms (Annelida) Other Invertebrates
Species information
- Hirudinea sp. (Class) Scientific name
- Unidentified Leech Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1594.02m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Glossiphoniidae sp.
Record quality
Quality score
4 / 7
- Images or audio
- Verified by an expert moderator
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
- More than one media file
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- Additional attributes