The European medicinal leech Hirudo medicinalis L.: Morphology and occurrence of an endangered species


	Dorsal and ventral views of a representative, alcohol-preserved specimen of H. medicinalis collected in eastern Germany. The species-specific pigment patterns are visible.

Part of: Kutschera U, Elliott J (2014) The European medicinal leech Hirudo medicinalis L.: Morphology and occurrence of an endangered species. Zoosystematics and Evolution 90(2): 271-280. https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.90.8715