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A new species of Odontobdella Oka, 1923 (Erpobdelliformes: Salifidae), a macrophagous terrestrial leech from Central China

  • 1. College of Biology and Environmental Sciences, Jishou University, Jishou 416000, China.
  • 2. Department of Zoology, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan.

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Yin, Zihan, Liao, Jinping, Li, Linbei, Xiang, Haiyang, Xiang, Dongqin, Liu, Zhixiao, Nakano, Takafumi (2025): A new species of Odontobdella Oka, 1923 (Erpobdelliformes: Salifidae), a macrophagous terrestrial leech from Central China. Zootaxa 5566 (1): 159-172, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5566.1.7, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5566.1.7

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