Freshwater leeches (Annelida: Clitellata: Hirudinida) of the Czech Republic (Central Europe): check-list, new records, and remarks on species distributions
Author
Schenková, Jana
Author
Sychra, Jan
Author
Košel, Vladimír
Author
Kubová, Nela
Author
Horecký, Jakub
text
Zootaxa
2009
2227
32
52
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.190228
5f2be08e-663d-4fbf-8602-7f5b56b36370
1175-5326
190228
Helobdella stagnalis
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Habitats and status:
Helobdella stagnalis
is a very common species throughout the
Czech Republic
, especially in stagnant and slowly running waters. Most of the records are from eutrophic water bodies; it is absent only in brooks at the highest elevations in the country (over
800 m
a.s.l.).