Zoologica Scripta, Volume 49, Issue 5, Page 614-640, September 2020., 2020 Abstract Clitellata is a major clade of Annelida comprising nearly all freshwater and terrestrial annelids as well as several marine species. We investigated clitellate phylogenetic relationships using transcriptomes sampled from 74 taxa (64 clitellates and 10 polychaetes), including multiple representatives of nearly all major clitellate higher taxa ...
Christer Erséus +7 more
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Catálogo das famílias Piscicolidae, Ozobranchidae e Arhynchobdellida (Annelida, Clitellata, Hirudinea) da América do Sul [PDF]
, 2021 A catalogue of the families Americobdellidae, Cyclobdellidae, Cylicobdellidae, Erpobdellidae, Euhirudinea, Hirudinidae, Macrobdellidae, Ozobranchidae, Piscicolidae, Salifidae, Semiscolecidae, and Xerobdellidae produced 66 nominal species reported to date
Christoffersen, Martin Lindsey
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Bloodlines: mammals, leeches, and conservation in southern Asia [PDF]
, 2018 Southern Asia is a biodiversity hotspot both for terrestrial mammals and for leeches. Many small-mammal groups are under-studied in this region, while other mammals are of known conservation concern. In addition to standard methods for surveying mammals,
Bhatai M. L. +16 more
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Quo Vadis Venomics? A Roadmap to Neglected Venomous Invertebrates [PDF]
, 2014 This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. (CC BY 4.0).
Campbell, L, Jenner, R, von Reumont, B
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Ocular infestation by a juvenile leech, Myxobdella sinanensis in Japan [PDF]
, 2022 [Purpose] The case of ocular infestation by a leech is rare. We reported that Myxobdella sinanensis infests conjunctiva. [Observations] A 5-year-old girl presented with blood clots in the inner corner of the left eye, and a history bloody eye discharge ...
Ito, Yoshikazu +5 more
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Lumping three nominal species into one: taxonomic revision of amphibian parasitic leeches of Torix in Far East Asia (Hirudinea: Glossiphoniidae) [PDF]
, 2023 Although most members of the freshwater leech family Glossiphoniidae have mid-body somites divided into three annuli, the genus Torix Blanchard, 1893 is distinguished by two-annuli somites.
Kambayashi, Chiaki, Nakano, Takafumi
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Poly-paraphyly of Hirudinidae: many lineages of medicinal leeches [PDF]
, 2009 Background Medicinal leeches became infamous for their utility in bloodletting popularized in the 19th century, and have seen a recent resurgence in post-operative treatments for flap and replantation surgeries, and in terms of characterization of ...
Phillips Anna J, Siddall Mark E
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iDNA from terrestrial haematophagous leeches as a wildlife surveying and monitoring tool - prospects, pitfalls and avenues to be developed [PDF]
, 2015 Invertebrate-derived DNA (iDNA) from terrestrial haematophagous leeches has recently been proposed as a powerful non-invasive tool with which to detect vertebrate species and thus to survey their populations.
Calvignac-Spencer, Sebastien +6 more
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Therapeutic and prophylactic uses of invertebrates in contemporary Spanish ethnoveterinary medicine [PDF]
, 2016 Zootherapeutic practices in ethnoveterinary medicine are important in many socio-cultural environments around the world, particularly in developing countries, and they have recently started to be inventoried and studied in Europe.
Francisco Amich +3 more
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IDENTIFICATION OF MACROZOOBENTOS IN THE UPSTREAM OF THE BRANTAS RIVER, BLITAR [PDF]
, 2023 Macrozoobenthos are animals that settle at the bottom of the waters with limited movement and are sensitive to changes in water quality so that they can be used as bioindicators of water quality.
Adella, Catlya Tasya
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