DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15144761
title: Table 4 in Alboglossiphonia afroalpina sp. nov. and Alboglossiphonia buniana sp. nov. - two new leech species from Africa and revision of the genus Alboglossiphonia Lukin, 1976 in Africa

description: Table 4. Characterization of the three types of Alboglossiphonia namaquaensis, ZMH V-12790).
LectotypeParalectotype 1Paralectotype 2TotalShape and sizelänglich-oval, oberseits gewölbt, ventral glockenförmig eingekrümmt; Länge 7,1 mm; max. Breite in 2. Körperhälfte 3,5 mm; Höhe 2 mmventral glockenförmig eingekrümmt (Individuum stark zusammengedrückt); Länge ca. 6 mm; max. Breite in 2. Körperhälfte ca. 3 mm, Höhe 2,5 mmlänglich-oval, oberseits gewölbt, ventral glockenförmig eingekrümmt; Länge 7,5 mm; max. Breite in 2. Körperhälfte 3,6 mm; Höhe 2,7 mmlänglich-oval, oberseits gewölbt, ventral glockenförmig eingekrümmt; Länge bis 7,5 mm; max. Breite in 2. Körperhälfte bis 3,6 mm; Höhe bis 2,7 mmHead regionshort, set off by a nuchal furrowshort, set off by a nuchal furrowshort, clearly set off by a nuchal furrowshort, clearly set off by a nuchal furrowColourbeige?beige?beige?beige?; probably alive yellowish-brownishMottle/pattern> 30 thin, very faint appearing dark, partly interrupted, longitudinal rows (clearly visible in the backlight); Edge transparent> 30 thin, very faint appearing dark, partly interrupted, longitudinal rows (clearly visible in the backlight); Edge transparentca. 30 thin, very faint appearing dark, partly interrupted, longitudinal rows (clearly visible in the backlight); Edge transparent30 thin, very faint appearing dark, partly interrupted, longitudinal rows (clearly visible in the backlight); Edge transparentPapills and tuberclessmall flat papillae evenly distributed over the body; looks rather smooth, median slight increase recognizable (no crest)none; Skin surface uneven due to sensory papillae, but no prominent papillaesmall flat papillae evenly distributed over the body; looks rather smooth, sensory papillae equally present; median slight increase recognizable (no crest)Prominent papillae absent, small flat papillae evenly distributed over the body; looks rather smooth, median slight increase recognizable (no crest)Eyes6; 1st pair close but separated, slightly shifted to the righ, on a4, distance between 1. and 2. pair greater than between 2. and 3. pair; 2. and 3. pair merged left and right respectively, on a66; 1st pair fused but separated, on a4; 2. and 3. pair each left and right fused, auf a66; 1st pair fused but separated, on a4; 2. and 3. pair each left and right fused, on a66; 1st pair fused, partially merged, on a4; 2. and 3. pair each left and right fused, on a6Cranial suckerroundish-acrossoval, moderately deep, thin walls; 0,8 × 0,9 mmroundish-acrossoval, moderately deep, thin walls; 0,6 × 0,8 mmoblong-oval, moderately deep, thin walls; 0,6 × 0,5 mmroundish-acrossoval, moderately deep, thin walls; 0,6 × 0,7 mmMouthin the centre, bigin the centre, slightly fissuredin the centre, slightly transversein the centre, different sizedCaudal suckeracrossoval, almost square, moderately thick walls; 1,3 × 1,0 mm; directed ventrallyoblongoval; 1,1 ×? mm (strongly compressed); directed ventrallyroundish; 1,0 × 1,0 mm; directed ventrallyoblongoval, moderately thick walls; 1,1 × 1,0 mm; directed ventrally; posterior edge barely visible from dorsalCrope caeca????Gonopores? (possibly 2, separated by 2 annuli)?2, separated by 2 annuli)2, separated by 2 annuli, very small, hard to seeEggs/juvenils *none30 Juveniles ventral26 eggs ventralclutches with at least 30 eggs/juveniles
* Augener (1936): "all of them carried young on their bellies"; Presumably some eggs or juveniles have fallen off over time.
description: Published as part of Jueg, Uwe, 2023, Alboglossiphonia afroalpina sp. nov. and Alboglossiphonia buniana sp. nov. - two new leech species from Africa and revision of the genus Alboglossiphonia Lukin, 1976 in Africa, pp. 1 in Evolutionary Systematics 7 (1) on page 1, DOI: 10.3897/evolsyst.7.94507