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An Investigation into the Diversity of Leeches (Hirudinida) in the Baltic States

Diversity
The Baltic states—Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania—are situated on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea between Russia and the Scandinavian countries. This region is characterized by diverse landscapes and numerous bodies of water, including lakes, peat ...
Jurgita Rutkauskaite-Suciliene, Justina Sniegiriovaite, Ingrida Satkauskiene   +2 more
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The taxonomist - an endangered race : a practical proposal for its survival [PDF]

, 2011
Background: Taxonomy or biological systematics is the basic scientific discipline of biology, postulating hypotheses of identity and relationships, on which all other natural sciences dealing with organisms relies.
Annette Klussmann-Kolb, Wägele, Johann Wolfgang, Michael Kuhlmann, Heike Wägele, Wägele, J Wolfgang, Wägele, Heike, Lindberg, David, Gerhard Haszprunar, Koch, André, Haszprunar, Gerhard, André Koch, Klussmann-Kolb, Annette, Kuhlmann, Michael, J Wolfgang Wägele, David Lindberg   +14 more
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First Record of Poecilobdella nanjingensis (Hirudinida: Arhynchobdellida: Hirudinidae) from Taiwan and its Molecular Phylogenetic Position within the Family

, 2016
Nakano, Takafumi, Lai, Yi-Te (2016): First Record of Poecilobdella nanjingensis (Hirudinida: Arhynchobdellida: Hirudinidae) from Taiwan and its Molecular Phylogenetic Position within the Family.
Nakano, Takafumi, Lai, Yi-Te
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Fig. 1. Poecilobdella nanjingensis Yang, 1996 in First Record of Poecilobdella nanjingensis (Hirudinida: Arhynchobdellida: Hirudinidae) from Taiwan and its Molecular Phylogenetic Position within the Family

, 2016
Fig. 1. Poecilobdella nanjingensis Yang, 1996, from Neidong, Wulai, KUZ Z1743. A, dorsal view; B, ventral view. Scale bar: 5 mm.Published as part of Nakano, Takafumi & Lai, Yi-Te, 2016, First Record of Poecilobdella nanjingensis (Hirudinida ...
Nakano, Takafumi, Lai, Yi-Te
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Fig. 4. Poecilobdella nanjingensis Yang, 1996 in First Record of Poecilobdella nanjingensis (Hirudinida: Arhynchobdellida: Hirudinidae) from Taiwan and its Molecular Phylogenetic Position within the Family

, 2016
Fig. 4. Poecilobdella nanjingensis Yang, 1996, from Neidong, Wulai, KUZ Z1743. A, dorsal view of live animal; B, live animal found under a stone at the locality.
Nakano, Takafumi, Lai, Yi-Te
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Fig. 6. Bayesian inference tree for 5519 in First Record of Poecilobdella nanjingensis (Hirudinida: Arhynchobdellida: Hirudinidae) from Taiwan and its Molecular Phylogenetic Position within the Family

, 2016
Fig. 6. Bayesian inference tree for 5519 bp alignment positions of nuclear 18S rRNA, 28S rRNA, mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I, and 12S rRNA markers.
Nakano, Takafumi, Lai, Yi-Te
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Fig. 5. Map showing the localities where Poecilobdella nanjingensis Yang, 1996 in First Record of Poecilobdella nanjingensis (Hirudinida: Arhynchobdellida: Hirudinidae) from Taiwan and its Molecular Phylogenetic Position within the Family

, 2016
Fig. 5. Map showing the localities where Poecilobdella nanjingensis Yang, 1996 has been recorded. Closed circles indicate localities reported herein, open circles those from previous studies: aYang (1996) and bYang (2014).Published as part of Nakano ...
Nakano, Takafumi, Lai, Yi-Te
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On the occurrence of the Dragon leech Hirudo troctina Johnson, 1816 (Annelida, Hirudinea) in Sardinia (Italy)

The European Zoological Journal
In recent decades, medicinal leeches of the genus Hirudo have experienced a sharp decline throughout their distribution range due to their overexploitation for medical use and habitat alteration.
F. Marrone, F. Stoch, L. Vecchioni, M. M. Botta, S. Utevsky, F. P. Faraone   +5 more
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High Genetic Diversity of Hirudo verbana Carena, 1820 (Annelida: Hirudinea: Hirudinidae) in Romania Confirms That the Balkans Are Refugia Within Refugium

Diversity
This study presents the first data on the distribution of the Mediterranean medicinal leech Hirudo verbana in Romania, as well as the first molecular characterization of the Romanian populations, using mitochondrial DNA markers.
Oana Paula Popa, Andrei Ștefan, Emanuel Ștefan Baltag, Ana Alexandra Stratan, Luis Ovidiu Popa, Victor Surugiu   +5 more
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FIGURE 2 in Annelida *

, 2007
FIGURE 2.—Clitellata and Scolecida. A. Lumbricus terrestris (Clitellata, Lumbricidae) from USA, dorsal view of entire specimen. —B. Macrobdella decora Say, 1824 (Clitellata, Hirudinidae) from USA, dorsal view of entire specimen. —C. Scoloplos arimiger (O.
Rouse, Greg W., Pleijel, Fredrik
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