A fact from Barbronia weberi appeared on Wikipedia's
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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"
. 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.
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