Orobdella yamaneae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Erpobdelliformes
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Spiralia Cladus: Lophotrochozoa Phylum: Annelida Classis: Clitellata Subclassis: Hirudinea Infraclassis: Euhirudinea Ordo: Arhynchobdellida Subordo: Erpobdelliformes

Familia: Orobdellidae
Genus: Orobdella
Species: Orobdella yamaneae

Name

Orobdella yamaneae Nakano, 2016

ZooBank: CCAC9A26-3497-4325-9B2C-5E2EB2A3BDD3

Type locality: Under fallen leaves along a forest road, “Yuzuruha Forest Road” (34.24741°N, 134.80791°E; Elev. ca. 195 m), at Mt. Yuzuruhasan, Awajishima island, Japan, by Yoshiko Yamane on 8 July 2015.

Holotype: KUZ Z1678, dissected

References

Primary references

Nakano, T. 2016. Four new species of the genus Orobdella from Shikoku and Awajishima island, Japan (Hirudinida, Arhynchobdellida, Orobdellidae). Zoosystematics and Evolution. 92(1): 79-102. DOI: 10.3897/zse.91.7616 Reference page.

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