Taxonomy and Melanism Patterns of Freshwater Leeches in the Genus <i>Glossiphonia</i> (Hirudinea: Glossiphoniidae) from Northeast Asia

Taxonomy and Melanism Patterns of Freshwater Leeches in the Genus <i>Glossiphonia</i> (Hirudinea: Glossiphoniidae) from Northeast Asia

Freshwater leeches belonging to the genus <i>Glossiphonia</i> 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...

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Main Authors: 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
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-06-01
Series:Diversity
Subjects:
South Korea
Far East
Siberia
new species
cryptic coloration
freshwater hydrobionts
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/15/6/756

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