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This paper deals with the genus Dina of the Erpobdellidae. A comprehensive comparison of all known species of this genus is given. A lectotype for Dina absoloni Johansson, 1913, is selected. A new species, Dina latestriata n. sp. from Prespa Lake in Greece is described. Data concerning the evolution of Dina are given.
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Neubert, E., Nesemann, H. Contribution to the knowledge of the genus Dina Blanchard, 1892 (Hirudinea: Erpobdellidae). Hydrobiologia 315, 89–94 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00033622
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