2024
DOI: 10.1111/zsc.12692
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A phylogeographic analysis of the North American medicinal leech, Macrobdella decora (Say, 1824)

Nat Kennedy,
Sebastian Kvist,
Alejandro Oceguera‐Figueroa
et al.

Abstract: In spite of their important roles in many ecosystems, data regarding population structure and biogeographic patterns of leeches are scarce. To begin to address this knowledge gap, we herein perform a phylogeographic analysis of the North American medicinal leech, Macrobdella decora (Say, 1824). A total of 224 M. decora specimens were collected from 35 localities across large swaths of USA and Canada and covering most of the known range of the species. Using four loci (mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit… Show more

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