[PDF][PDF] A systematic overview of the medicinal importance of sanguivorous leeches
Leeches are a class of segmented invertebrates, known for their blood-feeding habits and
used in phlebotomy to treat various ailments since antiquity. In Europe, medicinal leeches …
used in phlebotomy to treat various ailments since antiquity. In Europe, medicinal leeches …
Phylogeny and phylogeography of medicinal leeches (genus Hirudo): Fast dispersal and shallow genetic structure
P Trontelj, SY Utevsky - Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 2012 - Elsevier
Medicinal leeches (Hirudo spp.) are among the best-studied invertebrates in many aspects
of their biology. Yet, relatively little is known about their biogeography, ecology and …
of their biology. Yet, relatively little is known about their biogeography, ecology and …
Annelida (clitellata): Oligochaeta, branchiobdellida, hirudinida, and acanthobdellida
FR Govedich, BA Bain, WE Moser, SR Gelder… - … and classification of …, 2010 - Elsevier
Publisher Summary This chapter focuses on freshwater annelids of North America.
Freshwater annelids (oligochaetes, branchiobdellidans, leeches, and acanthobdellids) can …
Freshwater annelids (oligochaetes, branchiobdellidans, leeches, and acanthobdellids) can …
Phylogeny of macrophagous leeches (Hirudinea, Clitellata) based on molecular data and evaluation of the barcoding locus
Oceguera‐Figueroa, A., Phillips, AJ, Pacheco‐Chaves, B., Reeves, WK & Siddall, ME
(2010). Phylogeny of macrophagous leeches (Hirudinea, Clitellata) based on molecular …
(2010). Phylogeny of macrophagous leeches (Hirudinea, Clitellata) based on molecular …
Bacterial symbiont and salivary peptide evolution in the context of leech phylogeny
The evolutionary history of leeches is employed as a general framework for understanding
more than merely the systematics of this charismatic group of annelid worms, and serves as …
more than merely the systematics of this charismatic group of annelid worms, and serves as …
[PDF][PDF] New records of leeches of the genus Limnatis (Hirudinea, Praobdellidae) from the South Caucasus and Central Asia: phylogenetic relationships of Eurasian …
Tandon, 1827 infest mucous membranes of various mammals, including humans and
domestic ungulates. The type species of the genus L. nilotica (Savigny, 1822) was initially …
domestic ungulates. The type species of the genus L. nilotica (Savigny, 1822) was initially …
Leech collections from Washington State, with the description of two new species of Placobdella (Annelida: Glossiphoniidae)
An assessment of the hirudinifauna of Washington State is presented. In total, 11 distinct
leech species were found representing two new records for the state and two new species of …
leech species were found representing two new records for the state and two new species of …
The eyes have it: long-distance dispersal by an intraorbital leech parasite of birds
ME Siddall, R Rood-Goldman… - The Journal of …, 2013 - meridian.allenpress.com
A leech was found parasitizing the ocular orbit of a common redstart captured during a
faunistic survey of Antikythira in the Aegean Sea during the spring migration of 2012 …
faunistic survey of Antikythira in the Aegean Sea during the spring migration of 2012 …
Comparative reproductive morphology of two species of Macrobdella (Hirudinea: Arhynchobdellida: Macrobdellidae)
Leech internal morphology has historically been examined through dissection, serial
sectioning, or whole mounts, techniques that are irreversibly destructive to the specimen …
sectioning, or whole mounts, techniques that are irreversibly destructive to the specimen …
Phylogenetic position and description of a new species of medicinal leech from the Eastern United States
ABSTRACT A new species of medicinal leech, Macrobdella mimicus n. sp., is described
from specimens collected in Maryland; this is the first description of a North American …
from specimens collected in Maryland; this is the first description of a North American …