Fish Hooking Leech

Acanthobdella peledina

General Status Rank: 
Presence Expected
Common Name: 
Fish Hooking Leech
Scientific Name: 
Acanthobdella peledina
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Taxonomy
Group: 
Annelid (Leech)
Kingdom: 
Animalia
Phylum: 
Annelida
Class: 
Clitellata
Order: 
Acanthobdellida
Family: 
Acanthobdellidae
Distribution

Distribution

Not yet reported in the NWT. Mapped for northwestern Alaska by Hovingh (2016, p. 14), this being the only North American record presumably from Holmquist (1974). This latter record from Alaska (Chandler Lake, 68.25, -152.66), is based on an immature specimen which nevertheless had setae at its frontal end.
References: 
B2019002
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Presence Expected
Status Rank Description: 
Based on information summarized in P Catling and B Kostiuk 2019 (draft Leeches of the Northwest Territories)
Decision Process Description: 
New in 2019 Draft rank by S Carriere - based on preliminary list by John Reynolds (ECCC contract) with additional information from Catling and Kostiuk from literature reviews and surveys.
Last Updated: 
June 25, 2019

References

Range Extent

  • Hovingh, P (2016) A Natural History Study of Leech (Annelida: Clitellata: Hirudinida) Distributions in Western North America North of Mexico . ResearchGate - B2019002 Return