Transcriptomics and differential gene expression in Whitmania pigra (Annelida: Clitellata: Hirudinida: Hirudinidae): Contrasting feeding and fasting modes. [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2019 AbstractThe medicinal utility of leeches has been demonstrated through decades of use in modern hospital settings, mainly as relievers of venous congestion following flap or digit replantation surgery. In the present study, we sequence and annotate (through BLAST‐ and Gene Ontology‐based approaches) the salivary transcriptome of the nonblood feeding ...
Khan MS +5 more
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New host and distribution record of Pontobdella macrothela (Schmarda, 1861) (Annelida, Hirudinea) from a Grey Reef Shark, Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos (Bleeker, 1856), in Mozambique, Western Indian Ocean [PDF]
Check List, 2019 This report describes the first record of the piscicolid leech Pontobdella macrothela from Mozambique waters and the first record of P. macrothela parasitizing a Grey Reef Shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos). The leech, P.
Clare A. Keating Daly +7 more
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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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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 +2 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. +4 more
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Mechanics of cocoon secretion in a segmented worm (Annelida: Hirudinidae) [PDF]
Micron, 2016 Clitellate annelids (e.g., segmented earthworms, leeches) secrete proteinaceous cocoons into which eggs are deposited. The process of cocoon production is characterized by the coordinated release of micro-granules from secretory cells positioned asymmetrically within the clitellum.
Anthony M, Rossi +4 more
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Testisacs microanatomy and spermatogenesis of Helobdella simplex (Hirudinida: Glossiphoniidae)
Zoologia (Curitiba), 2021 ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to describe the testisac microanatomy and spermatogenesis of Helobdella simplex (Moore, 1911). The leeches were collected in the Sauce Chico River (Tornquist) during April 2012. The collection of material was carried out manually by checking rocks, logs, leaves and artificial substrates in the river bed.
Bettina S. Gullo, Estela C. Lopretto
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The Reproductive Season of the Highland Stoneroller, Campostoma spadiceum, Evidenced by Museum Specimens [PDF]
, 2019 The Highland Stoneroller (Campostoma spadiceum) was described as a distinct species in 2010. Since then, the only study specific to this species is a survey of distribution, and nothing is known about reproduction.
Robison, Henry +2 more
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Oogenesis of Helobdella ampullariae (Hirudinida, Glossiphoniidae)
Neotropical Biology and Conservation, 2018 The knowledge of the gametogenesis in Hirudinida is an important tool that allows the understanding of the reproductive cycle. Ovogenesis of Helobdella ampullariae was described based on 30 leeches collected from mantle cavity and lung of Pomacea canaliculata .
Gullo, Bettina Sandra +1 more
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Updated distribution of Placobdella ali Hughes & Siddall, 2007 (Hirudinea, Glossiphoniidae) in the United States of America [PDF]
Check ListPlacobdella ali Hughes & Siddall, 2007 is a species of North American leech that commonly parasitizes freshwater turtles. Previous distribution records have confirmed its presence across southern New England, New York, and New Jersey, USA.
Abigail H. Conklin +5 more
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