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UMUTZ- Ann-Hir-5-7

Scientific Name Orobdella whitmani Oka, 1895

Type Status Paralectotype

Kingdom Animalia


Phylum Annelida


Class Clitellata


Subclass Hirudinida


Order Arhynchobdellida


Suborder Erpobdelliformes


Family Gastrostomobdellidae


Genus Orobdella


Species whitmani


Subspecies


Auther Oka, 1895


Locality Mt. Kinkazan, Gifu, Gifu Pref., Japan

Collector Yasushi Nawa

Reference Nakano, T. 2010. A new species of the genus Orobdella (Hirudinida; Arhynchobdellida; Gastrostomobdellidae) from Kumamoto, Japan, and a redescription of O. whitmani with the designation of the lectotype. Zoological Science, 27: 880–887.

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Orobdella whitmanii Oka; Type specimen; Gifu; Nawa

Remarks Designated the lectotype by Nakano (2010)