Annotated checklist of the leech species diversity in the Maloe More Strait of Lake Baikal, Russia
Author
Kaygorodova, Irina A.
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ZooKeys
2015
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37
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.545.6053
journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.545.6053
1313-2970-545-37
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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.