Template:Did you know nominations/Barbronia weberi

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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 18:38, 28 June 2020 (UTC)

Barbronia weberi

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• ... that in 2018, the alien Asian freshwater leech was discovered in two widely separated locations in North Carolina? Source: "The alien Asian leech Barbronia weberi (Blanchard, 1897) (Hirudinea: Salifidae) reported from two disjunct localities in North Carolina, United States, with observations on its biology and potential for laboratory research"
  • ALT1:... that the Asian freshwater leech has invaded North Carolina?

• Reviewed: Rockwell A. Schnabel

Created by Cwmhiraeth (talk). Self-nominated at 05:35, 26 June 2020 (UTC).

• . New enough, long enough, QPQ provided, interesting and no copyvio issues. Hook in article and is followed by inline citation to a reference with hook fact. I tend to prefer the shorter hooks but both are ok, thank you. Whispyhistory (talk) 07:47, 26 June 2020 (UTC)

• @Cwmhiraeth: do you have a cite for the common name? Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 17:27, 28 June 2020 (UTC)

• @Yoninah: Hmmm, although I did find this site, I am not really convinced that it is a common name rather than just a descriptive phrase, so I am substituting ALT0a and ALT1a. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:17, 28 June 2020 (UTC)

• ALT0a ... that in 2018, the alien Asian freshwater leech Barbronia weberi was discovered in two widely separated locations in North Carolina?
  • ALT1a: ... that the Asian freshwater leech Barbronia weberi has invaded North Carolina?

• Thanks. Yoninah (talk) 18:37, 28 June 2020 (UTC)