WoRMS name details
original description
Silva, P. H. D. H. de.; Kabata, Z. (1961). A new genus and species of leech parasitic on Drepanopsetta platessoides (Malm) the long rough dab. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 136(3): 331-341., available online at https://zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1961.tb05878.x page(s): 332 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record
van der Land, J. (2001). Hirudinea, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 234-235 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source
Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology No etymology statement but evidently the name is a combination of 'arctic' (the samples came from Iceland so not really Arctic) with the standard 'bdella' (feminine, leech) ending beloved of leech taxonomists [details]
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