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Baicalobdella torquata

(Grube, 1871) Grube, 1871

GBIF:127886594

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Taxon classification Animalia Rhynchobdellea Piscicolidae

Baicalobdella torquata (Grube, 1871)

Piscicola torquata Grube, 1871; Trachelobdella torquata (part.): Epstein 1959; Trachelobdella torquata (part.): Kozhov 1962; Trachelobdella torquata (part.): Lukin 1963.

Geographic distribution.

Endemic to Lake Baikal.

Maloe More: Khagden-Khale Bay; Otto-Khushun Bay; Nyurgon Bay; Odonim Bay; Ulirba Bay; Mukhor Bay; Sakhurte Bay; Khul Bay; Ushun Bay.

Ecological characteristics.

This is a typical component of the littoral zone of open water in Baikal. This species was found at depths of 0.5-10 m. These small leeches are 5-8 mm in length, with a width of 2-3 mm. Body colour varies from light green to pale rust, retaining a characteristic mosaic pattern on the dorsal side of the urosome. Baicalobdella torquata feed on Baikal endemic amphipods.

Kaygorodova, Irina A. (2015): Annotated checklist of the leech species diversity in the Maloe More Strait of Lake Baikal, Russia. ZooKeys 545: 37-52, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.545.6053, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.545.6053Pensoft via PlaziNo known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.

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