A new sexannulate species of the genus Orobdella Oka, 1895, Orobdella mononoke sp. n., is described on the basis of five specimens collected from Yakushima Island, Japan. Orobdella mononoke sp. n. differs from other sexannulate Orobdella species in its possessing the following combination of characters: dorsal surface bicolor in life, I–XIII, XXVII and
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Evaluation of non-indigenous biological assessment tools using benthic macroinvertebrates in a regulated river in the semi-arid region of Iran. [PDF]
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Specimens of the genus Orobdella Oka, 1895 from Kunashir Island, the Kuril Islands, are identified as Orobdella kawakatsuorum Richardson, 1975. Mitochondrial tRNA[Leu] and ND1 data confirm the species identification of the Kunashir specimens. This is the first record of the genus Orobdella from the Kuril Islands.
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DNA metabarcoding analysis of stomach flushing contents reveals the exceptionally diverse diet of the golden alpine salamander. [PDF]
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Complete mithochondrial genome of Ozobranchus jantseanus (Hirudinida: Arhychobdellida: Ozobranchidae). [PDF]
Liu X, Luo D, Zhao Y, Zhang Q, Zhang J.
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Wildlife trade 2008. An analysis of the European Community and candidate countries annual reports to CITES [PDF]
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Leeches in the genus Hirudinaria Whitman, 1886, also known as buffalo leeches, are blood-sucking ectoparasites of vertebrates. Although they are widely distributed in Asia and had been highly abundant in the past, studies on diversity and taxonomy of this genus are still scarce. There is probably a large amount of cryptic diversity yet to be discovered,
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Juvenile detachment, an early sign of departure from parental care, in the leech Orientobdelloides siamensis (Oka, 1917). [PDF]
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New data on species diversity of Annelida (Oligochaeta, Hirudinea) in the Kharbey lakes system, Bolshezemelskaya tundra (Russia). [PDF]
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