Abstract

GARDUNO-MONTES DE OCA, Uriel et al. First record of the introduced leech Barbronia weberi (Annelida: Clitellata) in Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodiv. [online]. 2016, vol.87, n.3, pp.1124-1126. ISSN 2007-8706.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmb.2016.06.008.

The presence of the introduced leech Barbronia weberi in the San Juan river, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, is reported. This is the second record of the freshwater species in the country. The identification of the specimens was carried out considering morphological and molecular characters of the gene cytochrome oxidase subunit I.

Keywords : Hirudinea; Cytochrome oxidase subunit I; Molecular identification.