Semiscolex similis ( Weyenbergh, 1879 )

SIDDALL, MARK E., 2001, Leeches of Laguna Volcán, Bolivia, Including a New Species of Helobdella (Clitellata: Hirudinea), American Museum Novitates 3341, pp. 1-12 : 2-3

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.1206/0003-0082(2001)341<0001:HFTAIT>2.0.CO;2
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14057336
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/497D87E5-CC7D-515D-93A8-4BDF88D0FB21
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scientific name	Semiscolex similis ( Weyenbergh, 1879 )
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Semiscolex similis ( Weyenbergh, 1879)

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MATERIAL EXAMINED: Freeliving from Laguna Volcán , Departmento de Santa Cruz, Bolivia, 18°07′17"S, 63°38′88"W, 14 November 1999, hand collected by M. Siddall and C. Specht; determination by M. Siddall. One specimen fixed in 10% formalin, stored in 70% ethanol ( AMNH 4220 , Annelida) GoogleMaps ; one specimen fixed in 10% formalin, stored in 70% ethanol (Museo de Historia Natural NoelKempff Mercado, Santa Cruz, Bolivia, uncataloged) ; one specimen fixed and stored in 95% ethanol ( AMNH 4221 , Annelida) ; one specimen fixed and stored in 95% ethanol (Museo de Historia Natural NoelKempff Mercado, Santa Cruz, Bolivia, uncataloged) ; one specimen fixed and stored in 95% ethanol held at —80°C ( AMNH 100016 , Frozen Tissue Collection).

The separation of male and female gonopores by six annuli, presence of five pairs of eyes (on II, III, IV, V, and VII), somites XXV quadrianulate, XXVI trianulate, and XXVII uniannulate, all are consistent with descriptions for this species ( Weyenbergh , 1879; Cordero, 1937a, 1937b; Ringuelet, 1944 a, 1944b).