Erpobdella testacea (Savigny, 1822)

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 : 46

Erpobdella testacea (Savigny, 1822)

Records: Nesyt Pond, Lednice [7266], 48°46'48''N / 16°43'25''E, ( Košel 1999a) ( Figure 3 ).

Habitats: The occurrence of Erpobdella testacea is restricted to lowland stagnant waters; to date, this species had been recorded from only one pond located in the south-eastern part of Czech Republic.

Status: Although Erpobdella testacea is one of several species that are difficult to identify, it is nonetheless considered to be very rare in the Czech Republic; thus, we recommend a certain degree of protection for this species until further studies can establish its true status in the country.

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FIGURE 3. The distribution of selected leech species (Annelida, Clitellata, Hirudinida: the families Hirudinidae and Erpobdellidae) in the Czech Republic recorded during the years 1998 through 2008, based upon published and unpublished records, and specimens collected during this study.