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

• Main Authors: Prozorova, Larisa A., Nakano, Takafumi
• Other Authors: 中野, 隆文, 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

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...