Glossiphonia verrucata (F. Mueller , 1844)

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Glossiphonia verrucata (F. Mueller, 1844)

Clepsine verrucata Müller, 1844

Glossiphonia verrucata Johansson, 1909

Batracobdella verrucata Pawlowski, 1936

Boreobdella verrucata Lukin, 1956

Geographical distribution.

Palaearctic region. Although G. verrucata is a rare species, it nevertheless has an extensive distribution within the Palaearctic. The boreal species inhabits northern Eurasia ( Lukin 1976). There are recent findings from the Kharbey lake system, Russian North ( Baturina et al. 2020) and the basins of the Lena River and Lake Baikal, Eastern Siberia ( Kaygorodova et al. 2020).

Locations.

Not an abundant species. Point occurrence in Shaitanskaya River (61°4'50.4"N, 69°28'51.9"E) and Kabaniy stream (60°54'4"N, 68°42'55"E).