First record of Orobdella kawakatsuorum (Hirudinida: Arhynchobdellida: Erpobdelliformes) from Kunashir Island, Kuril Islands

Takafumi Nakano

doi:10.15468/zq50mq

First record of Orobdella kawakatsuorum (Hirudinida: Arhynchobdellida: Erpobdelliformes) from Kunashir Island, Kuril Islands

Citation

Nakano T (2014). First record of Orobdella kawakatsuorum (Hirudinida: Arhynchobdellida: Erpobdelliformes) from Kunashir Island, Kuril Islands. Biodiversity Data Journal. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/zq50mq accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-13.

Description

Specimens of the genus Orobdella Oka, 1895 from Kunashir Island, the Kuril Islands, are identified as Orobdella kawakatsuorum Richardson, 1975. Mitochondrial tRNALeu and ND1 data confirm the species identification of the Kunashir specimens. This is the first record of the genus Orobdella from the Kuril Islands.

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Takafumi Nakano
originator
position: Dr
Department of Zoology, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University
Kyoto
JP
email: nakano@zoo.zool.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Takafumi Nakano
metadata author
position: Dr
Department of Zoology, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University
Kyoto
JP
email: nakano@zoo.zool.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Takafumi Nakano
administrative point of contact
position: Dr
Department of Zoology, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University
Kyoto
JP
email: nakano@zoo.zool.kyoto-u.ac.jp