Glossiphonia concolor (Apathy, 1888)

Baturina, Maria A., Kaygorodova, Irina A. & Loskutova, Olga A., 2020, New data on species diversity of Annelida (Oligochaeta, Hirudinea) in the Kharbey lakes system, Bolshezemelskaya tundra (Russia), ZooKeys 910, pp. 43-78 : 43

55. Glossiphonia concolor (Apathy, 1888)

Clepsine concolor Apathy, 1888

Glossiphonia concolor Livanow, 1903

Geographic distribution.

Palearctic region. In tundra zone of Russia: the Usa River basin ( Lukin 1976) and the Pechora River ( Zaloznyj 1978).

Location.

Temporary pond near the Lake Kharbey (67°58'00"N, 62°34'60"E), Lake Syattey-ty (67°33'13.6"N, 62°42'50.8"E) and small nameless lakes in its neighbourhood (67°33'46.2"N, 62°41'32.8"E; 67°33'11.6"N, 62°46'5.4"E; 67°32'56.7"N, 62°45'58.4"E).

Ecology.

This species is known as predator of small molluscs. The leeches were found on swamped places, as well as in small lakes with silted sand substrate.