Alboglossiphonia hyalina ( O . F. Müller, 1774), O. F. Muller, 1774

Schenková, Jana, Sychra, Jan, Košel, Vladimír, Kubová, Nela & Horecký, Jakub, 2009, Freshwater leeches (Annelida: Clitellata: Hirudinida) of the Czech Republic (Central Europe): check-list, new records, and remarks on species distributions, Zootaxa 2227, pp. 32-52 : 36

Alboglossiphonia hyalina ( O. F. Müller, 1774)

Records: Chabařovice artifical lake, Chabařovice [5349], 50°39'05''N / 13°57'11''E, lgt. JŠ, det. JŠ (2005, 2006); concrete fire reserve, Jestřebice [5553], 50°27'49"N / 14°34'36"E ( Košel & Beran 2006); Harasov Pond, Janova Ves [5553] 50°24'43"N / 14°34'18"E, ( Košel & Beran 2006); irrigation ditch, Rakvice [7166], 48°49'45''N / 16°48'58''E, ( Košel 1999a); Kutnar Pond, Rakvice [7166], 48°50'11''N / 16°47'34''E, lgt. NK, det. NK (2008); Milotický Pond, Milotice [7068], 48°57'52"N / 17°09'17"E, lgt. JSy, det. JSy (2008); Štĕpánek pond, Pozďatín [6762], 49°13'26"N / 16°02'19"E, lgt. JSy (2006), det. JSy (2008); Tužínský Brook, Dřevĕnice [5558], 50°26'33"N / 15°27'14"E, lgt. JŠ, det. JŠ (2008) ( Figure 2 ).

Habitats: The species was found in heterogeneous stagnant or slow-running waters, often of artificial origin, and all rich in organic material. The presence of submerged vegetation and aquatic snails also seems to be important.

Status: Alboglossiphonia hyalina is a rare species with only few localities from southern Moravia, Czech- Moravian Highland and northern Bohemia. These records suggest that this leech is probably more common in suitable habitats, most likely overlooked in previous collections due to its small size and translucent body.

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FIGURE 2. The distribution of selected leech species (Annelida, Clitellata, Hirudinida: the families Glossiphoniidae and Piscicolidae) in the Czech Republic recorded during the years 1998 through 2008, based upon published and unpublished records, and specimens collected during this study.