Baicalobdella cottidarum Dogiel, 1957
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Baicalobdella cottidarum Dogiel, 1957 |
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Taxon classification Animalia Rhynchobdellea Piscicolidae
Baicalobdella cottidarum Dogiel, 1957
Trachelobdella torquata (part.): Epstein 1959; Trachelobdella torquata (part.): Epstein 1959; Trachelobdella torquata (part.): Kozhov 1962; Trachelobdella torquata (part.): Lukin 1963; Baicalobdella torquata (part.): Lukin 1976.
Geographic distribution.
Endemic to Lake Baikal.
Maloe More: Kurma Bay; Olkhon Gates Strait; Kharansa Bay.
Ecological characteristics.
This species inhabits the littoral zone of Lake Baikal (0-200 m). This species is less abundant in the Maloe More area than its sister species, Baicalodbella torquata . In contradistinction to Baicalodbella torquata , it parasitizes only Baikal cottoid fishes. Baicalobdella cottidarum can be found directly on a host or in a free-living state on the surface of benthic substrates.
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