Motobdella montezuma: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Annelida
Class
Clitellata
Order
Arhynchobdellida
Family
Erpobdellidae
Genus
Motobdella
Species
Motobdella montezuma
Scientific Name
Motobdella montezuma

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Motobdella montezuma

Motobdella montezuma is a species of leech which is only found in Montezuma Well, central Arizona, United States. It is a nocturnal pelagic predator that feeds almost exclusively on the endemic amphipod Hyalella montezuma, which it detects using passive sonar and swallows whole.

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