First record of the freshwater leech 𝐻𝑒𝑚𝑖𝑐𝑙𝑒𝑝𝑠𝑖𝑠 𝑠𝑐ℎ𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑘𝑖 Bolotov, Klass, Bespalaya, Konopleva, Kondakov & Vikhrev, 2019 (Hirudinea, Glossiphoniidae) in Hokkaido, Japan
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Freshwater leeches of the genus 𝐻𝑒𝑚𝑖𝑐𝑙𝑒𝑝𝑠𝑖𝑠 Vejdovský, 1884 were collected in Hokkaido, Japan, and identified as 𝐻. 𝑠𝑐ℎ𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑘𝑖 Bolotov, Klass, Bespalaya, Konopleva, Kondakov & Vikhrev, 2019. This marks the first recorded occurrence of the species beyond the Eurasian continent. The 𝐻. 𝑠𝑐ℎ𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑘𝑖 specimen from Hokkaido displays a distinct mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) sequence variant, represented by a single terminal in the phylogeny, suggesting that the local population is indigenous to this region.
Authors: Kambayashi, Chiaki, Nakano, Takafumi
Institution: Kyoto University
Language: English
Subfield: Pharmacology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7112622339
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