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Predictive Distribution Modeling of the Medicinal Leech <i>Hirudo verbana</i> Carena, 1820 (Hirudinea, Hirudinidae) in Sicily: Implications for Conservation. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
A predictive distribution model for Hirudo verbana in Sicily was developed using 1980–2024 occurrence data and environmental variables. The species is associated with densely vegetated, high‐elevation lentic habitats and avoids human‐disturbed areas.
Liuzzo M, Utevsky S, Marrone F.
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Impacts of Land Use and Water Quality on Macroinvertebrate Diversity Under Human Disturbance in the Lake Chaohu Basin, China. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Our study revealed that human activities drive changes in macroinvertebrate diversity through the combined effects of land use and water quality. The results showed that sensitive taxa (Semisulcospira cancelata) dominated in low disturbance areas, Bellamya (Bellamya aeruginosa) and Alocinma (Alocinma longicornis) were predominant in moderate ...
Chen B, Ji Q, Yao Y, Zhang Z, Lin Y.
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Recovering European River Invertebrate Communities Homogenize or Differentiate Depending on Anthropogenic Stress. [PDF]

Glob Chang Biol
(a) European river invertebrate communities showed an average increase in local richness over time (1994–2023), indicating partial local recovery following the alleviation of anthropogenic stress (e.g., point‐source pollution). However, this local recovery was not accompanied by increases in β‐diversity, likely due to persistent, unaddressed stressors,
Cortés-Guzmán D, Bowler DE, Forio MAE, Goethals P, Karaouzas I, Moulinec A, Sinclair JS, Vannevel R, Haase P, Welti EAR.   +9 more
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Anaphylaxis to a blood feeding leech. [PDF]

Pediatr Allergy Immunol
Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, Volume 36, Issue 3, March 2025.
Li CH, Jiang M, Gadermaier G, Kvist S, Upton JEM, Yin X, Hoang JA, Monteiro M, Hung L, Kothari A, Moraes TJ, Vadas P, Eiwegger T.   +12 more
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Leech Parasitism of the Gulf Coast Box Turtle, Terrapene carolina major (Testudines:Emydidae) in Mississippi, USA [PDF]

, 2017
Ten leeches were collected from a Gulf Coast box turtle, Terrapene carolina major, found crossing a road in Gulfport, Harrison County, Mississippi, USA. Eight of the leeches were identified as Placobdella multilineata and 2 were identified as Helobdella
Hammond, C. I., Heaton, A. J., McAllister, C. T., Moser, W. E., Richardson, Dennis J.   +4 more
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Occurrence, distribution and bibliography of the medicinal leech Hirudo verbana Carena, 1820 (Hirudinea, Hirudinidae) in Sicily (Italy) [PDF]

, 2019
The occurrence of the medicinal leech Hirudo verbana in the inland waters of Sicily has been lately overlooked. In the present note, the occurrence and distribution of this species is reviewed based both on the review of the available literature data and
Canale D. E., Marrone F.
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Life in Extreme Conditions: Diet and Condition of the Extremophile Fish <i>Aphanius almiriensis</i> (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes) in a Thermal Rheocrene Spring. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
This study aims to answer some questions about the bioecological traits of an extremophile fish Aphanius almiriensis in order to understand how it can survive and colonize the extreme habitat conditions. To this end, some bioecological characteristics—condition, diet, and feeding strategy—of A. almiriensis inhabiting the Tuzla thermal spring, which has
Saç G, Özuluğ O, Ağdamar S, İnci H, Yürekli ÖD, Özuluğ M.   +5 more
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Diversity of macrobenthos in lowland streams: ecological determinants and taxonomic specificity

Journal of Limnology, 2010
The present study contains the results of an investigation of the relationships between the environmental variables and the taxonomic diversity of common and important groups of benthic macrofauna: Chironomidae, Ephemeroptera, Odonata, Hirudinea and ...
Paweł KOPERSKI
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Leeches in the extreme: Morphological, physiological, and behavioral adaptations to inhospitable habitats

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2020
With more than 700 described species, leeches include morphological, physiological, and behavioral diversity and occur in terrestrial and aquatic habitats, including freshwater, estuarine, and marine ecosystems.
Anna J. Phillips, Fredric R. Govedich, William E. Moser   +2 more
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Helminth parasites of the levantine frog (Pelophylax bedriagae Camerano, 1882) from the western part of Turkey

Helminthologia, 2015
Fifty-four Pelophylax bedriagae (Levantine Frog) from Turkey (İzmir and Manisa Provinces) were examined for helminth parasites. The frogs were collected between 2012 and 2014 years. Eight species of helminth parasites were recorded: 3 species of Nematoda
Demır S., Yakar O., Yildirimhan H. S., Bırlık S.   +3 more
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