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Copulation of the macrophagous leech Orobdella octonaria.

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posted on 2025-01-24, 03:00 authored by Ryo Yamashita, Takahiko Mukai

The individuals were found at a headwater stream of a tributary of the Nagara river system at an elevation of 180 m (35.57°N, 136.84°E) in Seki City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan on 31 March 2023. The leeches were dug out, and then their behavior was filmed.

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mukai.takahiko.k0@f.gifu-u.ac.jp

Manuscript title (in Japanese)

巨食性ヒル類ヤツワクガビルの交接行動

Authors (in Japanese)

山下 凌, 向井 貴彦

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