Erpobdella sp. 2

Kaygorodova, Irina A., 2015, Annotated checklist of the leech species diversity in the Maloe More Strait of Lake Baikal, Russia, ZooKeys 545, pp. 37-52 : 47

Taxon classification Animalia Arhynchobdellida Erpobdellidae

Erpobdella sp. 2

New species records.

Lake Zama, Lake Zunduk, Codoviy Bay.

Morphological characteristics.

These large sized leeches are up to 90 mm in length and 4.5-5.0 mm in width. The leeches have dark green or brown dorsal pigmentation flecked with yellow. Ventral pigmentation is almost absent (Fig. 7).

Ecological characteristics.

This non-parasitic macrophagous leech species has a restricted distribution even within the Maloe More. It was found only in lakes and bays of the most north-western coast of the strait.