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First record of Erpobdella borisi Cichocka & Bielecki, 2015 (Annelida: Hirudinida: Erpobdellidae) from Hazar-Merd Caves, Sulaimaniyah Province_ Iraq.

open access: yesZanco Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences, 2023
The present investigation based on the morphometric and morphologic characterization of five leech specimens were collected from the water spots and springs of Hazar-Merd Caves serious near the Hazar-Merd Village during May-June of 2022.
Shayan J. H.-A. Hallaq
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New Records of Lake Baikal Leech Fauna: Species Diversity and Spatial Distribution in Chivyrkuy Gulf

open access: yesThe Scientific World Journal, Volume 2013, Issue 1, 2013., 2013
The study of several Lake Baikal leech collections offered us the possibility to determine species diversity in the Chivyrkuy Gulf, the biggest one in the lake. As a result, the first information on the Chivyrkuy Hirudinea fauna (Annelida, Clitellata) has been revealed.
Irina A. Kaygorodova   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

An Illustrated Checklist of Leech Species from Lake Baikal (Eastern Siberia, Russia)

open access: yesDataset Papers in Science, Volume 2013, Issue 1, 2013., 2013
New data on Lake Baikal fauna of Hirudinida (Annelida, Clitellata) are presented. The species composition of Baikal leeches extends to 20 species belonging to two orders, four families, and 12 genera. An updated checklist includes information on five species recorded in Eastern Siberia for the first time.
Irina Kaygorodova   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

First Records of Potamic Leech Fauna of Eastern Siberia, Russia

open access: yesDataset Papers in Science, Volume 2013, Issue 1, 2013., 2013
We studied the fauna of leech and leech‐like species inhabiting main water streams of Eastern Siberia and its tributaries, which are attributed to Lake Baikal basin and Lena River basin. Here we present their list for the first time. This study was mainly aimed for free‐living parasitic and carnivorous leeches whereas piscine parasites were not ...
Irina A. Kaygorodova   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

First Record of <i>Poecilobdella nanjingensis</i> (Hirudinida: Arhynchobdellida: Hirudinidae) from Taiwan and its Molecular Phylogenetic Position within the Family

open access: yesSpecies Diversity, 2016
The terrestrial hirudinid leech Poecilobdella nanjingensis Yang, 1996 is reported for the first time from Taiwan, having previously been found only in continental China. A morphological description of the new material from Taiwan is provided here, confirming that, contrary to the diagnosis of Poecilobdella Blanchard, 1893, P.
Nakano, Takafumi, Lai, Yi-Te
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Evaluation of some physicochemical parameters and benthic macroinvertebrates of Ikere Gorge Reservoir in Oyo State, Nigeria

open access: yesJournal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management, 2017
The physico-chemical parameters and benthic macroinvertebrates of Ikere Gorge Reservoir were studied to assess the impact of anthropogenic activities on this man-made lake by collecting surface water and benthic samples. Physico-chemical parameters were
Abed-Nego Osayande Aiwerioghene   +1 more
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Integrative taxonomy reveals a new species of the leech genus Dina R. Blanchard, 1892 (Annelida, Hirudinida: Erpobdellidae) from the ancient Skadar Lake basin in Montenegro

open access: yesThe European Zoological Journal, 2023
Leeches of the genus Dina are one of the most abundant leech species in running waters in Montenegro. This paper described a new yellowish-spotted and medium-sized leech from the Skadar Lake basin in Montenegro.
C. Grosser   +4 more
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First record of Orobdella kawakatsuorum (Hirudinida: Arhynchobdellida: Erpobdelliformes) from Kunashir Island, Kuril Islands

open access: yesBiodiversity Data Journal, 2014
Specimens of the genus Orobdella Oka, 1895 from Kunashir Island, the Kuril Islands, are identified as Orobdella kawakatsuorum Richardson, 1975. Mitochondrial tRNALeu and ND1 data confirm the species identification of the Kunashir specimens.
Takafumi Nakano, Konstantin Gongalsky
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A new quadrannulate species of Orobdella (Hirudinida, Arhynchobdellida, Orobdellidae) from central Honshu, Japan

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
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On the taxonomic status of Dina ratschaensis Kobakhidze, 1958 with a description of two new species – Dina imeretiensis sp. nov. and D. samegreloensis sp. nov. (Annelida, Hirudinida: Erpobdellidae)

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Taxonomy, 2023
Two species of leeches were described from Georgia in the past, Dina ratschaensis Kobakhidze, 1958 from the Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti region and Trocheta ariescornuta Grosser, Barjadze & Maghradze, 2021 from the Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region ...
Clemens Grosser   +5 more
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