FIGURE 4 in Description and taxonomic analysis of a tuberculated turtle leech from the Outer Banks, North Carolina, USA, provisionally identified as Placobdella multilineata Moore, 1953 (Hirudinea: Glossiphoniidae)

FIGURE 4. Scheme of the proboscis complex of the Albemarle turtle leech, based on dissection of specimen PM-1b from Tyrrell County, NC. A, dorsal view, with proboscis inset separately for clarity. B, lateral view. The long tapering proboscis (blue), with a proximal crook and termination of its tip beyond the brain, is specific for this species. Proboscis is approximately 10 mm long.