Bait Leech

Erpobdella obscura (Nephelopsis obscura)

General Status Rank: 
Secure
ELCODE: 
IAHIR09010
Common Name: 
Bait Leech
Scientific Name: 
Erpobdella obscura (Nephelopsis obscura)
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Taxonomy
Group: 
Annelid (Leech)
Kingdom: 
Animalia
Phylum: 
Annelida
Class: 
Clitellata
Order: 
Arhynchobdellida
Family: 
Erpobdellidae
Distribution

Distribution

Many sites in NWT from Great Slave Lake to the Mackenzie delta (Hovingh 2016, p. 23).
References: 
B2019002

Number of Occurrences

12 locations from Hovingh 2016 ; 3 locations from Catling 2017-2018
References: 
B2019002
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Secure
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 27, 2019

References

Number of Occurrences

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

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