NARMS taxon details
Erpobdella octoculata (Linnaeus, 1758)
181575 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:181575)
accepted
Species
fresh
recent only
(of ) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 649; note: after Bergman, 1756, p.199, Sweden [details] Available for editors
page(s): 649; note: after Bergman, 1756, p.199, Sweden [details] Available for editors
ERMS (2025). Erpobdella octoculata (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: http://www.marbef.org//www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=181575 on 2025-05-15
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025). European Register of Marine Species. Erpobdella octoculata (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=181575 on 2025-05-15
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(of ) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 649; note: after Bergman, 1756, p.199, Sweden [details] Available for editors
taxonomy source Mann, K. H. (1952). A revision of the British leeches of the family Erpobdellidae, with a description of Dina lineata (O. F. Müller, 1774), a leech new to British fauna. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 122(2): 395-406., available online at https://zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1952.tb00317.x
page(s): 397; note: Description, remarks and key [details] Available for editors
context source (Schelde) Van Ryckegem, G.; Van Braeckel, A.; Elsen, R.; Speybroeck, J.; Vandevoorde, B.; Mertens, W.; Breine, J.; Van den Bergh, E. (2014). MONEOS – Geïntegreerd datarapport: INBO: toestand Zeeschelde 2013 Monitoringsoverzicht en 1ste lijnsrapportage Geomorfologie, diversiteit Habitats en diversiteit Soorten. <em>Rapporten van het Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek, INBO.R.2014.2646963. Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek (INBO): Brussel.</em> 137 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Dall, P.C. 1979. Ecology and production of the leeches Erpobdella octoculata L. and Erpobdella testacea SAV. in Lake Esrom, Denmark. Arch.Hydrobiol./Suppl. 57:188–220. [details]
additional source Elliott, J.M. 1973. The life cycle and production of the leech Erpobdella octoculata (L.) (Hirudinea: Erpobdellidae) in a lake district stream. J.Anim.Ecol. 42:437–450. [details]
additional source Mann, K.H. 1953: The life history of Erpobdella octoculata (LINNAEUS, 1758). J.Anim.Ecol. 22: 199–207. [details]
additional source Murphy, P.M. & Learner, M.A. 1982. The life history and production of the leech Erpobdella octoculata (Hirudinea Erpobdellidae) in the River Ely, South Wales. J.Anim.Ecol. 51:57–67. [details]
additional source Edwards, F.K., Lauridsen R.B., Armand L., Vincent H.M, Jones, J.I. 2009. The relationship between length, mass and preservation time for three species of freshwater leeches (Hirudinea). Fundamental and Applied Limnology. 73(4):321-327. [details]
page(s): 649; note: after Bergman, 1756, p.199, Sweden [details] Available for editors
taxonomy source Mann, K. H. (1952). A revision of the British leeches of the family Erpobdellidae, with a description of Dina lineata (O. F. Müller, 1774), a leech new to British fauna. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 122(2): 395-406., available online at https://zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1952.tb00317.x
page(s): 397; note: Description, remarks and key [details] Available for editors
context source (Schelde) Van Ryckegem, G.; Van Braeckel, A.; Elsen, R.; Speybroeck, J.; Vandevoorde, B.; Mertens, W.; Breine, J.; Van den Bergh, E. (2014). MONEOS – Geïntegreerd datarapport: INBO: toestand Zeeschelde 2013 Monitoringsoverzicht en 1ste lijnsrapportage Geomorfologie, diversiteit Habitats en diversiteit Soorten. <em>Rapporten van het Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek, INBO.R.2014.2646963. Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek (INBO): Brussel.</em> 137 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Dall, P.C. 1979. Ecology and production of the leeches Erpobdella octoculata L. and Erpobdella testacea SAV. in Lake Esrom, Denmark. Arch.Hydrobiol./Suppl. 57:188–220. [details]
additional source Elliott, J.M. 1973. The life cycle and production of the leech Erpobdella octoculata (L.) (Hirudinea: Erpobdellidae) in a lake district stream. J.Anim.Ecol. 42:437–450. [details]
additional source Mann, K.H. 1953: The life history of Erpobdella octoculata (LINNAEUS, 1758). J.Anim.Ecol. 22: 199–207. [details]
additional source Murphy, P.M. & Learner, M.A. 1982. The life history and production of the leech Erpobdella octoculata (Hirudinea Erpobdellidae) in the River Ely, South Wales. J.Anim.Ecol. 51:57–67. [details]
additional source Edwards, F.K., Lauridsen R.B., Armand L., Vincent H.M, Jones, J.I. 2009. The relationship between length, mass and preservation time for three species of freshwater leeches (Hirudinea). Fundamental and Applied Limnology. 73(4):321-327. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (55 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Erpobdella octoculata)
To GenBank (2696 nucleotides; 70 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To NHMUK collection (Erpobdella octoculata Linnaeus, 1758; NHMUK:ecatalogue:9169428)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Erpobdella octoculata)
To GenBank (2696 nucleotides; 70 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To NHMUK collection (Erpobdella octoculata Linnaeus, 1758; NHMUK:ecatalogue:9169428)
To PESI
To ITIS
