A new genus of non-bloodsucking aquatic cave leeches in the family Salifidae Johansson, 1909 (Erpobdelliformes) from the Wuling Mountains of Central China

A new genus of non-bloodsucking aquatic cave leeches in the family Salifidae Johansson, 1909 (Erpobdelliformes) from the Wuling Mountains of Central China

This paper describes a species of non-bloodsucking aquatic leeches distributed in Shibadong Cave, Huayuan County, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture of Hunan Province, belonging to the Wuling Mountains of central China. Based on morphological examination, mitochondrial DNA COI gene sequenc...

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Main Authors: Yan Tang, Zhixiao Liu, Haiyang Xiang, Linbei Li, Shi Li, Yazhen Zou, Takafumi Nakano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2025-06-01
Series:Zoosystematics and Evolution
Online Access:https://zse.pensoft.net/article/152740/download/pdf/
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