Taxonomy and Melanism Patterns of Freshwater Leeches in the Genus Glossiphonia (Hirudinea: Glossiphoniidae) from Northeast Asia
Freshwater leeches belonging to the genus Glossiphonia Johnson, 1816 are fairly common benthic annelids in freshwater ecosystems throughout Eurasia, but the taxonomy of this group remains poorly resolved, and the species content of some local faunas is unsatisfactorily known. For example, it was tho...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:28cb0f429796461d9c2c1b5a3051f6ff 2023-07-23T04:17:58+02:00 Taxonomy and Melanism Patterns of Freshwater Leeches in the Genus Glossiphonia (Hirudinea: Glossiphoniidae) from Northeast Asia Ivan N. Bolotov Tatyana A. Eliseeva Alexander V. Kondakov Alexander V. Kropotin Olga V. Aksenova Yulia V. Bespalaya Oksana V. Travina Mikhail Y. Gofarov Sang Ki Kim Jin Hee Lee Maxim V. Vinarski 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3390/d15060756 https://doaj.org/article/28cb0f429796461d9c2c1b5a3051f6ff EN eng MDPI AG https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/15/6/756 https://doaj.org/toc/1424-2818 doi:10.3390/d15060756 1424-2818 https://doaj.org/article/28cb0f429796461d9c2c1b5a3051f6ff Diversity, Vol 15, Iss 756, p 756 (2023) South Korea Far East Siberia new species cryptic coloration freshwater hydrobionts Biology (General) QH301-705.5 article 2023 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3390/d15060756 2023-07-02T00:38:33Z Freshwater leeches belonging to the genus Glossiphonia Johnson, 1816 are fairly common benthic annelids in freshwater ecosystems throughout Eurasia, but the taxonomy of this group remains poorly resolved, and the species content of some local faunas is unsatisfactorily known. For example, it was thought that the only widespread species, Glossiphonia complanata (Linnaeus, 1758), dwells in Northeast Asia. Here, we revise the Northeast Asian Glossiphonia leeches with an integrative taxonomic approach. This revision is based on the largest DNA-sequence and morphological datasets collected to date. Two Glossiphonia species are recorded from the region. First, Glossiphonia koreaensis sp. nov. , a putative regional endemic species, was discovered in South Korea. Second, a valid name and complete description are provided for Glossiphonia mollissima Moore, 1898 (non-Grube, 1871). The latter name was wrongly applied through misidentification and, according to ICZN (Article 49), is unavailable. Hence, we propose a new name, Glossiphonia moorei sp. nov., in memory of Dr. J. Percy Moore, who discovered this leech. It is a prospective trans-Beringian species, ranging through Eastern Siberia, the Russian Far East, and Alaska (although Alaskan records are based on nonsequenced samples), showing a significant proportion of melanic individuals in samples north of the Arctic Circle. The latter pattern may reflect substrate-induced cryptic coloration (camouflage), but this hypothesis needs to be statistically checked in the future. Finally, a complete checklist of Glossiphonia species is presented. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Alaska Siberia Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Leech ENVELOPE(-99.667,-99.667,-72.250,-72.250) Percy ENVELOPE(-55.883,-55.883,-63.250,-63.250) Diversity 15 6 756 |
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Freshwater leeches belonging to the genus Glossiphonia Johnson, 1816 are fairly common benthic annelids in freshwater ecosystems throughout Eurasia, but the taxonomy of this group remains poorly resolved, and the species content of some local faunas is unsatisfactorily known. For example, it was thought that the only widespread species, Glossiphonia complanata (Linnaeus, 1758), dwells in Northeast Asia. Here, we revise the Northeast Asian Glossiphonia leeches with an integrative taxonomic approach. This revision is based on the largest DNA-sequence and morphological datasets collected to date. Two Glossiphonia species are recorded from the region. First, Glossiphonia koreaensis sp. nov. , a putative regional endemic species, was discovered in South Korea. Second, a valid name and complete description are provided for Glossiphonia mollissima Moore, 1898 (non-Grube, 1871). The latter name was wrongly applied through misidentification and, according to ICZN (Article 49), is unavailable. Hence, we propose a new name, Glossiphonia moorei sp. nov., in memory of Dr. J. Percy Moore, who discovered this leech. It is a prospective trans-Beringian species, ranging through Eastern Siberia, the Russian Far East, and Alaska (although Alaskan records are based on nonsequenced samples), showing a significant proportion of melanic individuals in samples north of the Arctic Circle. The latter pattern may reflect substrate-induced cryptic coloration (camouflage), but this hypothesis needs to be statistically checked in the future. Finally, a complete checklist of Glossiphonia species is presented. |
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Ivan N. Bolotov Tatyana A. Eliseeva Alexander V. Kondakov Alexander V. Kropotin Olga V. Aksenova Yulia V. Bespalaya Oksana V. Travina Mikhail Y. Gofarov Sang Ki Kim Jin Hee Lee Maxim V. Vinarski |
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Ivan N. Bolotov Tatyana A. Eliseeva Alexander V. Kondakov Alexander V. Kropotin Olga V. Aksenova Yulia V. Bespalaya Oksana V. Travina Mikhail Y. Gofarov Sang Ki Kim Jin Hee Lee Maxim V. Vinarski |
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Taxonomy and Melanism Patterns of Freshwater Leeches in the Genus Glossiphonia (Hirudinea: Glossiphoniidae) from Northeast Asia |
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Taxonomy and Melanism Patterns of Freshwater Leeches in the Genus Glossiphonia (Hirudinea: Glossiphoniidae) from Northeast Asia |
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Taxonomy and Melanism Patterns of Freshwater Leeches in the Genus Glossiphonia (Hirudinea: Glossiphoniidae) from Northeast Asia |
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Taxonomy and Melanism Patterns of Freshwater Leeches in the Genus Glossiphonia (Hirudinea: Glossiphoniidae) from Northeast Asia |
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Taxonomy and Melanism Patterns of Freshwater Leeches in the Genus Glossiphonia (Hirudinea: Glossiphoniidae) from Northeast Asia |
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taxonomy and melanism patterns of freshwater leeches in the genus glossiphonia (hirudinea: glossiphoniidae) from northeast asia |
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