Chromosome-level genome assembly of the cave leech Sinospelaeobdella cavatuses (Hirudinea: Haemadipsidae) [PDF]
Scientific DataLeeches are famous for their high medical value and wide environmental adaptability. Among them, cave leeches are a very fascinating and rare group, which is an important component in the study of adaptive evolution of leeches.
Binbin Yao, Sheng-Quan Xu
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Ideating iDNA: Lessons and limitations from leeches in legacy collections [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2019 Indirect methods for conducting faunal inventories present great promise, and genomic inventories derived from environmental sources (eDNA) are improving.
Mark E Siddall +2 more
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Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome of Haemadipsa tianmushana Song 1977 (Hirudiniformes, Haemadipsidae) and its phylogenetic analysis [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2022 The complete mitochondrial genome of Haemadipsa tianmushana Song 1977 from China has been determined and reported for the first time in this study. It was 14,625 bp in length and consisted of 22 tRNA genes, 2 rRNA genes, 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs ...
Fuhua Lu +5 more
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Characterization of the complete mitogenome of a land leech, Haemadipsa crenata Ngamprasertwong (Arhynchobdellida: Haemadipsidae) [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2021 Land leeches of genus Haemadipsa (Family Haemadipsidae) are widely distributed in South East Asia. Haemadipsa crenata Ngamprasertwong is a blood-feeding species firstly reported from Thailand. A complete mitochondrial genome of H.
Mo Wang +4 more
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Sika deer presence affects the host–parasite interface of a Japanese land leech [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2020 Since the 1990s, increasing populations of a blood feeding land leech (Haemadipsa japonica) have become a serious issue in several Japanese prefectures, and it may be caused by the increases in sika deer (Cervus nippon) populations seen over the last ...
Kaori Morishima +2 more
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A New Species of Sinospelaeobdella from China: Sinospelaeobdella jiangxiensis sp. n. (Hirudinda, Arhynchobdellida, Haemadipsidae) [PDF]
AnimalsWe describe a new species (Sinospelaeobdella jiangxiensissp. n.) from a natural cave in southwestern Jiangxi Province, China, according to external and internal morphology and COI gene sequences. S. jiangxiensissp. n.
Tianyi Li +7 more
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Mitochondrial genome evaluation and implications for phylogenetic relationships of Haemadipsa hainana song, Zhang and Tan 1977 (Arhynchobdellida: Haemadipsidae) [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. ResourcesHaemadipsa 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
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Land leech (Haemadipsa zeylanica) predating Indosylvirana indica (Indian golden-backed frog) in Agumbe, India [PDF]
Acta HerpetologicaThis study documents the first recorded instance of ectoparasitism of the Indian golden-backed frog (Indosylvirana indica) by the land leech (Haemadipsa zeylanica) in Agumbe, India. Observations indicate a specimen of I.
Mahesh Bilaskar, Surendra Walke
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Ocular infestation by a juvenile leech, Myxobdella sinanensis in Japan. [PDF]
Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep, 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 Y +5 more
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Buried treasure in a public repository: Mining mitochondrial genes of 32 annelid species from sequence reads deposited in the Sequence Read Archive (SRA). [PDF]
PeerJ, 2023 Kobayashi G.
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