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  • Title: A new leech species (Hirudinida: Erpobdellidae: Erpobdella) from a cave in the West Azerbaijan province of Iran.
    Author: Cichocka JM, Bielecki A, Kur J, Pikuła D, Kilikowska A, Biernacka B.
    Journal: Zootaxa; 2015 Sep 09; 4013(3):413-27. PubMed ID: 26623905.
    Abstract:
    Erpobdella borisi n. sp. is a predatory leech inhabiting cave waters in Iran. Probably, it is either a troglobiont or troglophile. The leech has no eyes, and the complete mid-body somite is divided unequally into five annuli. Results of phylogenetic analysis based on morphological characters and COI gene sequence indicate the species to be closely related to Erpobdella japonica, E. octoculata and E. testacea.
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