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Poly-paraphyly of Hirudinidae: many lineages of medicinal leeches [PDF]

BMC Evolutionary Biology, 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 ...
Anna J Phillips, Mark E Siddall, Siddall Mark E   +2 more
exaly   +4 more sources

Chromosome-level genome assembly and anticoagulant protein annotation of the buffalo leech Hirudinaria bpling (Hirudinea: Hirudinidae) [PDF]

BMC Genomics
This study aimed to obtain and analyze the chromosome-level genome assembly of Hirudinaria bpling, a species vital for aquatic ecosystem health and medical research.
Muhammad Salabat Khan, Christian Müller, Baozhen Zhou   +2 more
doaj   +3 more sources

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

Ecology and Evolution
Hirudo verbana, a medicinal leech species of conservation concern, has long been considered rare and fragmented across its distribution range due to overexploitation and habitat alteration.
Mirko Liuzzo, Serge Utevsky, Federico Marrone   +2 more
doaj   +3 more sources

A new species of medicinal leech in the genus Hirudo Linnaeus, 1758 (Hirudiniformes, Hirudinidae) from Tianjin City, China [PDF]

ZooKeys, 2022
Medicinal leeches in the genus Hirudo have been utilized for therapeutic procedures for thousands of years. To date, six known species of Hirudo are widely distributed in different regions of the Eurasian continent.
Hao Wang, Fan-Ming Meng, Si-Jie Jin, Jiang-Wei Gao, Xiang-Rong Tong, Zi-Chao Liu   +5 more
doaj   +4 more sources

Leech Diversity in the Maghreb (North Africa): A Checklist and a Case Report of Parasitism on a Berber Toad (Sclerophys mauritanica) in Algeria [PDF]

Biology
Leeches (Hirudinea) are ecologically important annelids that interact with a wide range of aquatic vertebrates, yet their diversity, distribution, and epidemiological relevance remain poorly documented in North Africa.
Noureddine Rabah-Sidhoum, Mehdi Boucheikhchoukh, Bouthaina Hasnaoui, Mohammed Lamine Bendjeddou, Konstantinos Kostas, Noureddine Mechouk, Michail Kotsyfakis   +6 more
doaj   +2 more sources

A new species of buffalo leech in the genus Hirudinaria Whitman, 1886 (Arhynchobdellida, Hirudinidae) from Thailand [PDF]

ZooKeys, 2020
Hirudinaria manillensis (Lesson, 1842), commonly known as the buffalo leech, shows a polymorphism of two ventral colorations. The green color morph has a plain green ventral surface and the red color morph has a brick-red ventral surface with two black ...
Ekgachai Jeratthitikul, Putita Jiranuntskul, Takafumi Nakano, Chirasak Sutcharit, Somsak Panha   +4 more
doaj   +5 more sources

Comparative analyses of three swallow species (Aves, Passeriformes, Hirundinidae): Insights on karyotype evolution and genomic organization [PDF]

Genetics and Molecular Biology, 2020
Despite the richness of species in the Hirudinidae family, little is known about the genome organization of swallows. The Progne tapera species presents genetic and morphological difference when compared to other members of the same genus.
Suziane Alves Barcellos, Rafael Kretschmer, Marcelo Santos de Souza, Alice Lemos Costa, Tiago Marafiga Degrandi, Cassiane Furlan Lopes, Malcolm A. Ferguson-Smith, Jorge Pereira, Edivaldo Herculano Correa de Oliveira, Ricardo José Gunski, Analía del Valle Garnero   +10 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Systematics of the freshwater leech genus Hirudinaria Whitman, 1886 (Arhynchobdellida, Hirudinidae) from northeastern Thailand

ZooKeys, 2014
In total, 435 specimens of the Southeast Asian freshwater leech species within the Hirudinidae family were collected from 17 locations of various types of aquatic habitats in northeastern Thailand.
Jaruwan Tubtimon, Ekgachai Jeratthitikul, Chirasak Sutcharit, Bangon Kongim, Somsak Panha   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

An annotated check list of the leeches (Annelida : Hirudinea) of the Kruger National Park with a key to the species

Koedoe: African Protected Area Conservation and Science, 1991
The diagnosis, distribution and bionomics of the ten species of leeches occurring in the Kruger National Park and a key to the identification of the species are presented.
J.H. Oosthuizen
doaj   +2 more sources

COMPARATIVE ULTRASTRUCTURAL STUDY OF THE SALIVARY GLANDS OF TWO HEMATOPHAGOUS LEECHES (ANNELIDA, CLITELLATA, ARHYNCHOBDELLIDA) IN IRAQ

Bulletin of the Iraq Natural History Museum, 2023
During July -August of 2021, thirty-one leeches were collected from two localities in Erbil and its suburbs for studying the morphological features of jaws, denticles,and salivary gland cells.
Huda Sdiq Bilal, Sherwan Tayeb Ahmed
doaj   +1 more source