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A new species of Orobdella (Hirudinida, Arhynchobdellida, Orobdellidae) from the Tsukuba Mountains in Japan

open access: yesSoil Organisms, 2021
A small-type quadrannulate leech species, Orobdella montipumila sp. nov., from the Tsukuba Mountains in central Honshu island, Japan, is described. Phylogenetic analyses using nuclear 18S rRNA, 28S rRNA, histone H3, mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase ...
Takafumi Nakano
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A new quadrannulate species of Orobdella (Hirudinida, Arhynchobdellida, Orobdellidae) from central Honshu, Japan [PDF]

open access: yesZooKeys, 2014
A new quadrannulate species of Orobdella, Orobdella masaakikuroiwai sp. n., from the mountainous region of central Honshu, Japan is described. This is only the second small species known within this genus, with a body length of less than 4 cm for mature ...
Takafumi Nakano
doaj   +4 more sources

COVID-19 Lockdown Pandemic Period Effects in Highly Impacted Aquatic Ecosystems. [PDF]

open access: yesEnviron Toxicol Chem, 2023
Abstract Human activities severely affect aquatic ecosystems: the lockdown restrictions due to SARS‐CoV‐2 (COVID‐19) have proved that reducing anthropogenic activities can positively influence the environment and mitigate atmospheric pollution. In addition, studies on aquatic ecosystems have highlighted the decrease in suspended matter and pollutant ...
Marcheggiani S   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Redescription of Orobdella octonaria (Hirudinida: Arhynchobdellida: Orobdellidae) with Designation of a Lectotype

open access: yesSpecies Diversity, 2012
Nakano, Takafumi (2012): Redescription of Orobdella octonaria (Hirudinida: Arhynchobdellida: Orobdellidae) with Designation of a Lectotype. Species Diversity 17 (2): 227-233, DOI: 10.12782/sd.17.2.227, URL: https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/specdiv/17/
Nakano, Takafumi
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A new sexannulate species of Orobdella (Hirudinea, Arhynchobdellida, Orobdellidae) from Kii-Oshima Island, Japan [PDF]

open access: yesEvolutionary Systematics, 2022
A large-type sexannulate leech species, Orobdella ibukifukuyamai sp. nov., from Kii-Oshima Island, Japan, is described based on morphologic and molecular data. Phylogenetic analyses using nuclear 18S rRNA, 28S rRNA, histone H3, mitochondrial cytochrome c
Takafumi Nakano
doaj   +4 more sources

A new species of Orobdella (Hirudinida, Arhynchobdellida, Orobdellidae) from Taipei, Taiwan

open access: yesZooKeys, 2012
A new quadrannulate species of Orobdella, Orobdella ketagalan sp. n., from Taipei, Taiwan, is described. This is the first record of Orobdella and the family Orobdellidae from Taiwan.
Takafumi Nakano, Yi-Te Lai
doaj   +6 more sources

A new sexannulate species of Orobdella (Hirudinida, Arhynchobdellida, Orobdellidae) from Yakushima Island, Japan [PDF]

open access: yesZooKeys, 2012
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.
Takafumi Nakano
doaj   +4 more sources

Mitochondrial genome evaluation and implications for phylogenetic relationships of Haemadipsa hainana song, Zhang and Tan 1977 (Arhynchobdellida: Haemadipsidae) [PDF]

open access: yesMitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources
Haemadipsa hainana Song, Zhang and Tan 1977, a blood-feeding terrestrial leech, serves as an ecological indicator of habitat quality and potential mammal abundance. Currently, the molecular phylogenetic status of this species remains unclear.
Xinyi Chang   +7 more
doaj   +2 more sources

COMPARATIVE ULTRASTRUCTURAL STUDY OF THE SALIVARY GLANDS OF TWO HEMATOPHAGOUS LEECHES (ANNELIDA, CLITELLATA, ARHYNCHOBDELLIDA) IN IRAQ

open access: yesBulletin of the Iraq Natural History Museum, 2023
During July -August of 2021, thirty-one leeches were collected from two localities in Erbil and its suburbs for studying the morphological features of jaws, denticles,and salivary gland cells.
Huda Sdiq Bilal, Sherwan Tayeb Ahmed
doaj   +2 more sources

A New Quadrannulate Species of Orobdella (Hirudinida: Arhynchobdellida: Orobdellidae) from Kii Peninsula, Japan

open access: yesSpecies Diversity, 2018
Nakano, Takafumi (2018): A New Quadrannulate Species of Orobdella (Hirudinida: Arhynchobdellida: Orobdellidae) from Kii Peninsula, Japan. Species Diversity 23 (1): 43-49, DOI: 10.12782/specdiv.23.43, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.12782/specdiv.23 ...
Nakano, Takafumi
core   +3 more sources

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