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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

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CAAB Code:	22 305006 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Helobdella europaea   Kutschera, 1987
Rank:	Species

CAAB category: 22 - Annelida Segmented worms Family: 22 305 Glossiphoniidae (leeches) - show full list Common Name: [a leech] Organism Type: a leech Synonyms: Helobdella papillornata Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List: Habitat: Freshwater Parent Codes: 22 305902     Helobdella spp.

Taxon Notes:	This species was originally described from Europe, and subsequently described from Australia. However, it is possible that both these records represent accidental introductions (probably on aquatic plants in the aquarium trade) from another region, possibly South America. It is regarded as an accidental introduction into New Zealand.
Identifiers:	AFD urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:867273fe-cd12-4205-8f38-c9ea87625fad Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia WoRMS urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1324805 Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2021-05-05 View at WoRMS    - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

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Record source:	Australian Biological Resources Study (Houston, K. + others, editors), 2000-, Australian Faunal Directory. World Wide Web electronic publication, http: www.environment.gov.au/abrs/abif-fauna/
Scientific Name verified against:	Pfeiffer, I., Brenig, B., Kutschera, U., 2004. The occurrence of an Australian leech species (genus Helobdella) in German freshwater habitats as revealed by mitochondrial DNA sequences., Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, Vol. 33: 214-219. . doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2004.04.010 doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2004.04.010