Theromyzon tessulatum ( Mueller , 1774)

Baturina, Maria A., Kaygorodova, Irina A. & Loskutova, Olga A., 2020, New data on species diversity of Annelida (Oligochaeta, Hirudinea) in the Kharbey lakes system, Bolshezemelskaya tundra (Russia), ZooKeys 910, pp. 43-78 : 43

publication ID

https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.910.48486

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:04ABDDCC-3E6C-49A5-91CF-8F3174C74A1E

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/1A280FF0-E0BE-582D-91D9-87A0A19DE034

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scientific name

Theromyzon tessulatum ( Mueller , 1774)
status

 

58. Theromyzon tessulatum ( Mueller, 1774)

Protoclepsis tesselata Livanow 1902

Geographic distribution.

Holarctic species. In tundra zone of Russia: no data.

Location.

Small lakes near Syattey-ty (67°33'46.2"N, 62°41'32.8"E); temporary pond near Kharbey (67°58'00"N, 62°34'60"E).

Ecology.

The leeches were found in the moss cover of the substrate in two swamped lakes, which do not have an open water surface.