Details of the midbody, in dorsal view (A), the head (B) and the anterior sucker (ventral view) (C) of an adult, alcohol-preserved H. medicinalis. As = auterior sucker.

 
 
  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