Annotated checklist of the leech species diversity in the Maloe More Strait of Lake Baikal, Russia Author Kaygorodova, Irina A. text ZooKeys 2015 545 37 52 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.545.6053 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.545.6053 1313-2970-545-37 5F786F123BD940CF838C7F31F7F3F93B 5F786F123BD940CF838C7F31F7F3F93B Taxon classification Animalia Arhynchobdellida Erpobdellidae Erpobdella sp. 2 New species records. Lake Zama, Lake Zunduk, Codoviy Bay. Morphological characteristics. These large sized leeches are up to 90 mm in length and 4.5-5.0 mm in width. The leeches have dark green or brown dorsal pigmentation flecked with yellow. Ventral pigmentation is almost absent (Fig. 7). Figure 7. Erpobdella sp. 2 from Codoviy Bay (Maloe More Strait, Lake Baikal). Scale bar 5 mm. Ecological characteristics. This non-parasitic macrophagous leech species has a restricted distribution even within the Maloe More. It was found only in lakes and bays of the most north-western coast of the strait.