Erpobdella punctata Leidy 1870 ...

Erpobdella punctata (Leidy 1870) Common name: Tiger leech General distribution: Nearctic (Figures 2 G, 4C, 5, Tables 1, 2). Newfoundland: Survey: Site 1 (CMNA 2006–0025), Site 2 (CMNA 2006–0026), Site 7 (CMNA 2006– 0027), Site 10 (CMNA 2006–0028), Site 12 (CMNA 2006–0029), Site 13 (CMNA 2006–0030),...

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Main Authors: Madill, Jacqueline, Hovingh, Peter
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Published: Zenodo 2007
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Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5631632
https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.5631632
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Summary:Erpobdella punctata (Leidy 1870) Common name: Tiger leech General distribution: Nearctic (Figures 2 G, 4C, 5, Tables 1, 2). Newfoundland: Survey: Site 1 (CMNA 2006–0025), Site 2 (CMNA 2006–0026), Site 7 (CMNA 2006– 0027), Site 10 (CMNA 2006–0028), Site 12 (CMNA 2006–0029), Site 13 (CMNA 2006–0030), Site 14 (CMNA 2006–0031), and Site 15 (CMNA 2006–0032); Museum specimen: CMNA 1978–0344; Literature: Pawlowski (1948) at Corner Brook, Deer Lake, and Terra Nova; Gates and Moore (1970) at Lily Pond; Pickavance (1971) as Erpobdella sp. in Rennies River, St. John’s; Davies (1973) at Rocky Harbour. Labrador: Survey: Site 24 (CMNA 2006–0033); St. Pierre and Miquelon: Literature: Pawlowski (1948) at two stations. Notes on the species. Figure 5 shows the pigmentation patterns of E. punctata in Newfoundland. Specimens of E. punctata from Sites 14 (Avalon Peninsula) and 15 (Burin Peninsula) had a distinct pigmentation pattern not previously noted in the Great Basin (Hovingh 2004) or illustrated by Klemm (1985: Fig.7.97). ... : Published as part of Madill, Jacqueline & Hovingh, Peter, 2007, Freshwater leech (Annelida: Hirudinida) distribution in the Canadian Province of Newfoundland and Labrador and adjacent regions: check-list, new records, new pigmentation forms, and Pleistocene refugia, pp. 1-21 in Zootaxa 1657 on page 11, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.179881 ...