First record of the terrestrial predatory leech, Orobdella kawakatsuorum Richardson, 1975 (Clitellata, Hirudinea, Erpobdelliformes), from Moneron Island, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia

The terrestrial predatory leech of the genus Orobdella Oka, 1895 is recorded for the first time from Moneron Island, which is located southwest of Sakhalin, Russia. Morphological characteristics of the Moneron Orobdella clarify its taxonomic identification as O. kawakatsuorum Richardson, 1975, which...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Prozorova, Larisa A., Nakano, Takafumi
Other Authors: δΈ­ι‡Ž, ιš†ζ–‡, 50723665
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2021
Subjects:
Far East Asia
leech fauna
new geographical locality
Orobdella species distribution
Leech
Sakhalin
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2433/265904
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Summary:The terrestrial predatory leech of the genus Orobdella Oka, 1895 is recorded for the first time from Moneron Island, which is located southwest of Sakhalin, Russia. Morphological characteristics of the Moneron Orobdella clarify its taxonomic identification as O. kawakatsuorum Richardson, 1975, which is indigenous to Hokkaido Island in the Japanese Archipelago. The occurrence data extends the northernmost range of the genus Orobdella and shows that the leech fauna is shared between Moneron Island and Hokkaido.

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