WoRMS taxon details
Epsteinia Utevsky, 1994
1869436 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1869436)
accepted
Genus
Trulliobdella alba Epshtein, 1970 accepted as Epsteinia alba (Epshtein, 1970) (type by monotypy)
- Species Epsteinia alba (Epshtein, 1970)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Utevsky, A. Yu. (1994). A new Genus of Antarctic Piscicolid Leeches (Hirudinea, Rhynchobdellida). [In Russian]. <em>Vestnik Zoologii.</em> 4-5.
note: Epsteinia for Trulliobdella alba [details]
note: Epsteinia for Trulliobdella alba [details]
Etymology Epsteinia is evidently named for Epshtein, V. M., a colleague of the author, also studying leeches, but note the different...
Etymology Epsteinia is evidently named for Epshtein, V. M., a colleague of the author, also studying leeches, but note the different spelling of this researcher's name. [details]
WoRMS (2026). Epsteinia Utevsky, 1994. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1869436 on 2026-07-28
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Nomenclature
original description
Utevsky, A. Yu. (1994). A new Genus of Antarctic Piscicolid Leeches (Hirudinea, Rhynchobdellida). [In Russian]. <em>Vestnik Zoologii.</em> 4-5.
note: Epsteinia for Trulliobdella alba [details]
note: Epsteinia for Trulliobdella alba [details]
Taxonomy
status source
Utevsky, Andrei Yu. (2005). An identification key to antarctic fish leeches (Hirudinea: Piscicolidae). <em>Ukrainian Antarctic Journal.</em> (3): 135-144., available online at https://doi.org/10.33275/1727-7485.3.2005.579
page(s): 139, figure 6; note: Epsteinia alba (Epstein, 1970) is included as valid, with a body figure. [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 139, figure 6; note: Epsteinia alba (Epstein, 1970) is included as valid, with a body figure. [details] Available for editors
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Etymology Epsteinia is evidently named for Epshtein, V. M., a colleague of the author, also studying leeches, but note the different spelling of this researcher's name. [details]
