Jaw of a Leech (IMAGE)

American Museum of Natural History

Jaw of a Leech

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This single jaw of Tyrannobdella rex was taken with a stereomicrograph and showing large teeth. Scale bar is 100 micrometers.

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Phillips, et al. PLoS ONE 2010

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