Erpobdella sp. 1

Baturina, Maria A., Kaygorodova, Irina A. & Loskutova, Olga A., 2020, New data on species diversity of Annelida (Oligochaeta, Hirudinea) in the Kharbey lakes system, Bolshezemelskaya tundra (Russia), ZooKeys 910, pp. 43-78 : 43

67. Erpobdella sp. 1

Morphology.

All specimens had dark dorsal pigmentation with clearly defined two paramedian stripes and three annuli between sexual pores. This combination of morphological and anatomical features has not been found in any known species.

Location.

A small nameless lake near Syattey-ty (67°33'46.2"N, 62°41'32.8"E).

Ecology.

Multiple specimens were found in silt among Arcticophila thickets.