Current and selected bibliographies on benthic biology – 2012

Other Polychaeta.

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Murray, J.M.; Watson, G.J.; Giangrande, A.; Licciano, M.; Bentley, M.G. 2012. Managing the Marine Aquarium Trade: Revealing the Data Gaps Using Ornamental Polychaetes. PLoS ONE 7(1): 10.1371/journal.pone.0029543.

Osborn, K.J.; Haddock, S.H.D.; Rouse, G.W. 2011. Swima (Annelida, Acrocirridae), holopelagic worms from the deep Pacific. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 163(3): 663-678.

Paterson, G.L.J.; Glover, A.G.; Cunha, M.R.; Neal, L.; de Stigter, H.C.; Kiriakoulakis, K.; Billett, D.S.M.; Wolff, G.A.; Tiago, A.; Ravara, A.; Lamont, P.; Tyler, P. 2011. Disturbance, productivity and diversity in deep-sea canyons: A worm's eye view. Deep-Sea Research Part II - Tropical Studies in Oceanography 58(23-24): 2448-2460.

Plyuscheva, M.; Goni, A.; Saprunova, V.; Kondrashov, F. 2012. Bioluminescence and fluorescence in scale-worms (Polychaeta, Polynoidae). Luminescence 27(2): 151-152.

Purschke, G. 2012. In honor of Wilfried Westheide on the occasion of his 75th birthday. Zoomorphology 131(4): 275-276.

Rodrigues, A.M.; Quintino, V.; Sampaio, L.; Freitas, R.; Neves, R. 2011. Benthic biodiversity patterns in Ria de Aveiro, Western Portugal: Environmental-biological relationships. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 95(2-3): 338-348.

Schlaghamerský, J.; Frelich, L.E. 2012. First records of Parergodrilus heideri (Annelida: Polychaeta) from North America. Zootaxa 3498: 81-86.

Silva, A.C.F.; Tavares, P.; Shapouri, M.; Stigter, T.Y.; Monteiro, J.P.; Machado, M.; da Fonseca, L.C.; Ribeiro, L. 2012. Estuarine biodiversity as an indicator of groundwater discharge. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 97: 38-43.

Struck, T.H. 2011. Direction of evolution within Annelida and the definition of Pleistoannelida. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 49(4): 340-345.

Sturdivant, S. Kersey; Diaz, R.J.; Cutter, G.R. 2012. Bioturbation in a Declining Oxygen Environment, in situ Observations from Wormcam. PLoS ONE 7(4): 10.1371/journal.pone.0034539.

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Annelida: Hirudinida.

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ANNELIDA (Hirudinida) – William E. Moser and Fredric R. Govedich.

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The SFS Literature Review Committee extends our appreciation to Dr. Donald J. Klemm, who compiled the literature for this leech section since 1973, and then in collaboration with Bill Moser since 2000. Don relinquished his ‘attachment’ to this section after contributing to last year’s (2011 for 2010) annual bibliography, passing the opportunity to Fred Govedich.

Leech studies included here are both aquatic and terrestrial, and covered in the bibliography are bioassessment, ecology, embryology, environmental and industrial toxicology, medicine, morphology, parasitology, physiology, systematics, and taxonomy. The leech bibliography is intended to help keep students and biologists current with the leech literature. It is also provided to assist the user in selecting information from the literature to help in evaluating data collected during studies of water quality in lentic and lotic habitats, and of the effects of toxic substances and other pollutants on the ecological integrity and health of indigenous populations and communities of macroinvertebrates, including the leeches.

Researchers should send copies of their papers [paper reprint or as pdf via an email attachment] to both Bill Moser and to Fred Govedich to ensure that they are included accurately in future leech bibliographies; their contact information is presented at the beginning of this document. The reprints are greatly appreciated.

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Abd-Allah, K.F.; Saleh, M.H.; El-Hamshary, A.M.S.; Negm-Eldin, M.M.; El-Fakahany, A.F.; Abdel-Tawab, A.H.; Abdel-Maboud, A.I.; Aly, N.S.M. 2009. Helobdella nilae and Alboglossiphonia conjugata leeches as biological agents for snails control. Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology. 39(1):289-304.

Al-Khleif, A.; Roth, M.; Menge, C.; Heuser, J.; Baljer, G.; Herbst, W. 2011. Tenacity of mammalian viruses in the gut of leeches fed with porcine blood. Journal of Medical Microbiology. 60(6):787-792.

Arslan, N.; Emiroglu, O. 2011. First record of parasitic Annelida-Hirudinea (Piscicola geometra Linnaeus, 1761) on Carassius gibelio (Bloch, 1782) in Lake Uluabat (Turkey). Kafkas Universitesi Veteriner Fakultesi Dergisi. 17(1):131-133.

Ayres, C.; Ferradas, R.; Xesteira, P. 2009. Chioglossa lusitanica (golden striped salamander). Leech parasitism. Herpetological Review. 40(4):431.

de Azevedo, R.K.; Abdallah, V.D.; Luque, J.L. 2010. Acanthocephala, Annelida, Arthropoda, Myxozoa, Nematoda and Platyhelminthes parasites of fishes from the Guandu river, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Check List. 6(4):659-667.

Barbola, I.F.; Moraes, M.F.P.G.; Anazawa, T.M.; Nascimento, E.A.; Sepka, E.R.; Polegatto, C.M.; Milleo, J.; Schuhli, G.S. 2011. Evaluation of the aquatic macroinvertebrate community as a tool for monitoring a reservoir in the Pitangui river basin, Parana, Brazil. Iheringia Serie Zoologia 101(1-2): 15-23.

Ben Ahmed, R.; Ropelewska, E.; Bielecki, A.; Cichocka, J. 2009. Batracobdella algira Moquin-Tandon, 1846 (Hirudinida: Glossiphoniidae) - biology. Wiadomosci Parazytologiczne. 55(4):353-358.

Ben Ahmed, R.; Fuchs, A.Z.; Tekaya, S.; Harrath, A.H.; Swiatek, P. 2010. Ovary cords organization in Hirudo troctina Johnson, 1816 and Limnatis nilotica (Savigny, 1822) (Clitellata, Hirudinea). Zoologischer Anzeiger. 249(3-4):201-207.

Beracko, P.; Kosel, V. 2011. Life Cycle and Feeding Habits of Dina punctata Johansson, 1927 (Erpobdellidae, Hirudinea) in a Small Carpathian Stream. International Review of Hydrobiology. 96(1):39-47.

Beukema, W.; de Pous, P. 2010. Exceptional leech predation on Amietophrynus mauritanicus (Anura, Bufonidae) in Tunisia. Herpetology Notes. 3:289-290.

Annelida: Hirudinida.

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Bielecki, A.; Cichocka, J.M.; Jeleń, J.; Ropelewska, E.; Adamiak-Brud, Ż.; Biedunkiewicz, A.; Dziekońska-Rynko, J. 2011. Batracobdelloides moogi Nesemann and Csanyi, 1995 (Hirudinida: Glossiphoniidae): Morphometry and structure of the alimentary tract and reproductive system . Biologia (Bratislava). 66(5):848-855.

Bielecki, A.; Cichocka, J.M.; Terlecki, J; Witkowski, A. 2011. The invasion of the leech Piscicola respirans (Hirudinea: Piscicolidae) on the fins of European grayling Thymallus thymallus. Biologia (Bratislava). 66(2):294-298.

Bielecki, A.; Kapusta, A.; Cichocka, J.M. 2011. Atlantic sturgeon, Acipenser oxyrinchus Mitchill, infected by the parasitic leech, Caspiobdella fadejewi (Epshtein) (Hirudinea; Piscicolidae), in the Drweca River. Archives of Polish Fisheries. 19(2):87-93.

Bielecki, A.; Palinska, K.; Cichocka, J. 2009. Body form of leeches (Hirudinida: Piscicolidae) parasitizing fishes. Wiadomosci Parazytologiczne. 55(4):359-365.

Bielecki, A.; Palinska, K.; Cichocka, J.; Beenen, R.; Jelen, I.; Adamiak-Brud, Z. 2011. New information on the geographical distribution of Piscicola brylinskae Bielecki, 2001 (Hirudinea: Piscicolidae) in Poland and remarks on its systematic position. Biologia (Bratislava). 66(4): 654-661.

Bisson, G.; Torre, V. 2011. Statistical characterization of social interactions and collective behavior in medicinal leeches. Journal of Neurophysiology (Bethesda). 106(1):78-90.

Bojkova, J.; Schenkova, J.; Horsak, M.; Hajek, M. 2011.Species richness and composition patterns of clitellate (Annelida) assemblages in the treeless spring fens: the effect of water chemistry and substrate. Hydrobiologia. 667(1):159-171.

Borda, E.; Siddall, M.E. 2010. Insights into the evolutionary history of Indo-Pacific bloodfeeding terrestrial leeches (Hirudinida: Arhynchobdellida: Haemadipisdae). Invertebrate Systematics. 24(5):456-472.

Cai, L.-J.; Zhou, L.-G.; Lin, Q.-C. 2009. Rapid diagnoses and treatment of diseases found in leech Whitmania pigra. Fisheries Science (Liaoning). 28(11):695-697.

Chen, L.-J.; Wang, X.-Y.; Zang, D.-F.; Sun, Y.-S.; Huang, X.-X. 2010. Histology of digestive tract in Whitmania pigra. Journal of Biology (Hefei). 27(6):25-28.

Chernaya, L.V.; Kovalchuk, L.A. 2010. The content of heavy metals in the tissues of the leeches, that dwell in the South Ural lakes.Vestnik Orenburgskogo Gosudarstvennogo Universiteta. 2010:65-68.

Crisp, K.M. 2010. Behavioral Neurobiology: Leech Lust in the Lab. Current Biology. 20(6):R276-R278.

Darabi-Darestani, K.; Malek, M. 2011. Seasonal variation in the occurrence of the medicinal leech Hirudo orientalis in Guilan Province, Iran. Aquatic Biology. 11(3):289-294.

Dziekonska-Rynko, J.; Bielecki, A.; Palinska, K. 2009. Activity of selected hydrolytic enzymes from leeches (Clitellata: Hirudinida) with different feeding strategies. Biologia (Bratislava). 64(2):370-376.

Elliott, M.; Kutschera, U. 2011. Medicinal leeches: historical use, ecology, genetics and conservation. Freshwater Reviews. 4(1):21-41.

Faisal, M.; Schulz, C.; Eissa, A.; Whelan, G. 2011. High prevalence of buccal ulcerations in largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides (Centrarchidae) from Michigan inland lakes associated with Myzobdella lugubris Leidy 1851 (Annelida: Hirudinea). Parasite. 18(1):79-84.

Ferrier, D.E.K. 2012. Evolutionary crossroads in developmental biology: annelids. Development 139(15): 2643-2653.

Gagiu, A. 2010. The first recorded occurrence of Hirudo verbena Carena, 1820 (Hirudinea: Arhynchobdellida: Hirudinidae) in Romania. Travaux du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle Grigore Antipa. 53:7-11.

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Grey, K.B.; Burrell, B.D. 2011. Seasonal variation of long-term potentiation at a central synapse in the medicinal leech. Journal of Experimental Biology. 214(15):2534-2539.

Grosser, C.; Ephshtein, V.M. 2009. On the species status of the leech Trocheta danastrica Stschegolew, 1938 (Annelida, Hirudinea: Erpobdellidae). Lauterbornia. 67: 77-91.

Grosser, C.; Hellwig, G.; Roessler, M. 2011. First record of Dina pseudotrocheta (Hirudinea: Erpobdellidae) in Saxony. Lauterbornia. 72:17-25.

Grosser, C.; Nesemann, H.F.; Pesic, V. 2011. Dina orientalis sp. nov. - an overlooked new leech (Annelida: Hirudinea: Erpobdellidae) species from Near and Middle East. Zootaxa. 2746:20-24.

Gullo, B.S. 2010. Testisacs microanatomy and spermatogenesis of Helobdella michaelseni (Hirudinea, Glossiphoniidae). Neotropical Biology and Conservation. 5(3):167-171.

Harley, CM.; Cienfuegos, J.; Wagenaar, D.A. 2011. Developmentally regulated multisensory integration for prey localization in the medicinal leech. Journal of Experimental Biology. 214(22):3801-3807.

Harris, H.S. Jr.; Crocetti, K. 2010. Predation of Eggs of the Jefferson Salamander, Ambystoma jeffersonianum, by the leech, Macrobdella decora. Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society. 46(1-4):21.

d'Hondt, J.-L.; Ben Ahmed, R. 2009. Inventory and tabular keys for identification of the freshwater Hirudinea from French fauna. Bulletin de la Societe Zoologique de France. 134(3-4):263-298.

Jueg, U. 2010. Contribution to the Hirudinea fauna of Bulgaria - records in the Museum of Natural History Berlin, own records and a preliminary checklist of the Hirudinea in Bulgaria. Lauterbornia. 70:19-27.

Karadag, A.S.; Calka, O.; Akdeniz, N.; Cecen, I. 2011. A case of irritant contact dermatitis with leech. Cutaneous & Ocular Toxicology. 30(3):234-235.

Karunarathna, D.M.S. Suranjan; Thasun Amarasinghe, A.A. 2009. First record of leeches (Hirudinea) in the prey spectrum of the long-nosed vine snake, Ahaetulla nasuta (Reptilia, Colubridae). Sauria. 31(4):53-54.

Kazanci, N.; Ekingen, P.; Turkmen, G. 2009. A study on Hirudinea Fauna of Turkey and habitat quality of the species. Review of Hydrobiology. 2(1):81-95.

Klimaszyk, P.; Heymann, D. 2010. Vertical distribution of benthic macroinvertebrates in a meromictic lake (Lake Czarne, Drawienski National Park). Oceanological & Hydrobiological Studies. 39(4):99-106.

Knight, K. 2011. Leeches' Sensory Sensitivity Shifts with Age. Journal of Experimental Biology. 214(22):ii.

Koperski, P.; Milanowski, R.; Krzyk, A. 2011. Searching for cryptic species in Erpobdella octoculata (L.) (Hirudinea: Clitellata): discordance between the results of genetic analysis and cross-breeding experiments. Contributions to Zoology. 80(1):85-94.

Kuramochi, T.; Takahashi, K. 2010. Record of Limnotrachelobdella okae parasitic in Takifugu snyderi collected from Sagami Bay, central Japan. Natural History Report of Kanagawa. 31: 35-36.

Kutschera, U. 2010. A new leech species from southern Germany, Trocheta intermedia nov. sp. (Hirudinea: Erpobdellidae). Lauterbornia. 70:1-9.

Kutschera, U. 2011. The Golden Gate Leech Helobdella californica (Hirudinea: Glossiphoniidae): Occurrence and DNA-Based Taxonomy of a Species Restricted to San Francisco. International Review of Hydrobiology. 96(3):286-295.

Kvist, S.; Sarkar, I.; & Siddall, M. E. 2011. Genome-wide search for leech antiplatelet proteins in the non-blood-feeding leech Helobdella robusta (Rhyncobdellida: Glossiphoniidae) reveals evidence of secreted anticoagulants. Invertebrate Biology. 130(4):344-350.

Annelida: Hirudinida.

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Lai, Y.-T.; Chen, J.-H.; Lee, L.-L. 2011. Prey selection of a shell-invading leech as predicted by optimal foraging theory with consumption success incorporated into estimation of prey profitability. Functional Ecology. 25(1): 147-157.

Lai, Y.-T.; Chen, J.-H.; Lee, L.-L. 2011. The chemosensory ability of the predatory leech Whitmania laevis (Arhynchobdellida: Haemopidae) for prey searching. Chemoecology. 21(2):67-74.

Lampart-Kaluzniacka, M.; Silwinska, A. 2011. Assessment of Degree of Eutrophization of Lake Trzesiecko Streams Based on Biotic Indicators. Rocznik Ochrona Srodowiska 13(2): 1069-1080.

Lampart-Kaluzniacka, M.; Silwinska, A. 2011. Assessment of Degree of Eutrophization of Lake Trzesiecko Streams Based on Biotic Indicators. Rocznik Ochrona Srodowiska 13(2): 1069-1080.

Lazo-Wasem, E.A.; Pinou, T.; de Niz, A.P.; Feuerstein, A. 2011. Epibionts Associated with the Nesting Marine Turtles Lepidochelys olivacea and Chelonia mydas in Jalisco, Mexico: A Review and Field Guide Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History. 52(2):221-240.

McAllister, C.T.; Moser, W.E.; Klemm, D.J. 2011. Actinobdella inequiannulata (Annelida: Hirudinida: Rhynchobdellida: Glossiphoniidae) from White Crappie, Pomoxis annularis (Perciformes: Centrarchidae), in Arkansas, USA . Comparative Parasitology. 78(2):392-394.

McCallum, M.L; Moser, W.E. Wheeler, B.A.; Trauth, S.E. 2011. Amphibian infestation and host size preference by the leech Placobdella picta (Verrill, 1872) (Hirudinida: Rhynchobdellida: Glossiphoniidae) from the Eastern Ozarks, USA. Herpetology Notes. 2011; 147-151.

McGowin, A.E.; Truong, T.M.; Corbett, A.M.; Bagley, D.A.; Ehrhart, L.M.; Bresette, M.J.; Weege, S.T.; Clark, D. 2011. Genetic barcoding of marine leeches (Ozobranchus spp.) from Florida sea turtles and their divergence in host specificity. Molecular Ecology Resources. 11(2): 271-278.

Mandal, C.K. 2010. Diversity and distribution of aquatic leeches in wetlands of West Bengal. Journal of Environment and Sociobiology. 7(2):209-211.

Min, G.-S.; Sarkar, I.N.; Siddall, M.E.2010. Salivary Transcriptome of the North American medicinal leech, Macrobdella decora. Journal of Parasitology. 96(6):1211-1221.

Moser, W.E.; Richardson, D.J.; Hammond, C.I.; Govedich, F.R.; Lazo-Wasem, E.A. 2012. Resurrection and redescription of Placobdella rugosa (Verrill, 1874) (Hirudinida: Glossiphoniidae). Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History. 53(2):375-381.

Moser, W.E.; Richardson, D.J.; Hammond, C.I.; Lazo-Wasem, E. 2011. Molecular characterization of Helobdella modesta (Verrill, 1872) (Hirudinida: Glossiphoniidae) from its type locality, West River and Whitneyville Lake, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA. Zootaxa. 2834:65-68.

Moser, W.E.; Richardson, D.J.; Hammond, C.I.; Lazo-Wasem, E. 2012. Molecular characterization of Glossiphonia elegans (Verrill, 1872) (Glossiphoniidae: Hirudinida) from its type locality, West River, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA. Zootaxa. 3195:57-60.

Moser, W.E.; Klemm, D.J.; Phillips, A.J.; Trauth, S.E.; Neal, R.G.; Stanley, J.W.; Connior, M.B.; Flotemersch, J.E. 2011. Distribution of the genus Philobdella (Macrobdellidae: Hirudinida), including new locality records from Arkansas and Oklahoma. Comparative Parasitology. 78(2):387-391.

Nakano, T. 2010. A brief review of morphology of leeches (Hirudinida), with proposing standard Japanese morphological terms. Taxa. 29:7-18.

Nakano, T. 2011. Holotype redescription of Mimobdella japonica (Hirudinida,Arhynchobdellida, Erpobdelliformes) and taxonomic status of the genus Mimobdella. ZooKeys.119( 2011): 1-10.

Nakano, T. 2011. Redescription of Orobdella ijimai (Hirudinida: Arhynchobdellida: Gastrostomobdellidae), and two new species of Orobdella from the Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan. Zootaxa. 2998:1-15.

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Nakano, T. 2011. A New Species of Orobdella (Hirudinida: Arhynchobdellida: Gastrostomobdellidae) from Tsushima Island, Japan. Species Diversity. 16(1-2):39-47.

Oceguera-Figueroa, A.; Barrio, A.K.; Aldea-Guevara, M.I.; Siddall, M.E. 2012. Evaluation of the evolution of jaw morphology in New World hirudiniform leeches, with a description of a new blood-feeding species of Oxyptychus (Annelida: Hirudiniformes) from the Peruvian Amazon. Invertebrate Systematics 26(1): 17-24.

Oceguera-Figueroa, A.; Leon-Regagnon, V.; Siddall, M.E. 2010. DNA barcoding reveals Mexican diversity within the freshwater leech genus Helobdella (Annelida: Glossiphoniidae). Mitochondrial DNA. 21(Suppl. 1):24-29.

Oceguera-Figueroa, A.; Kvist, S.; Watson, S.C.; Sankar, D.F.; Overstreet, R.M.; Siddall, M.E. 2010. Leech Collections from Washington State, with the Description of Two New Species of Placobdella (Annelida Glossiphoniidae). American Museum Novitates. 3701:1-14.

Oceguera-Figueroa, A.; Phillips, A.J.; Pacheco-Chaves, B.; Reeves, W.K.; Siddall, M.E .2011. Phylogeny of macrophagous leeches (Hirudinea, Clitellata) based on molecular data and evaluation of the barcoding locus. Zoologica Scripta. 40(2):194-203.

Odume, O.N.; Muller, W.J.; Arimoro, F.O.; Palmer, C.G. 2012. The impact of water quality deterioration on macroinvertebrate communities in the Swartkops River, South Africa: a multimetric approach. African Journal of Aquatic Science 37(2): 191-200.

Oektener, A.; Utevsky, S.Y. 2010. New information on the hosts and distribution of the marine fish leeches Trachelobdella lubrica and Pontobdella muricata (Clitellata, Hirudinida). Vestnik Zoologii. 44(4):373-376.

Oghan, F.; Guvey, A.; Ozkiris, M.; Gulcan, E. 2010. Oropharyngeal Leech Infestation and Therapeutic Options. Turkiye Parazitoloji Dergisi. 34(4):200-202.

O'Shea, O.R. 2010. New locality record for the parasitic leech Pterobdella amara, and two new host stingrays at Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia. Marine Biodiversity Records. 3:e113.

Ozersky, T.; Barton, D.R.; Evans, D.O. 2011. Fourteen years of dreissenid presence in the rocky littoral zone of a large lake: effects on macroinvertebrate abundance and diversity. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 30(4): 913-922.

Pavluk, T.; Pavluk, E.; Rasins, R. 2011. First record of the Asian leech Barbronia weberi (Blanchard, 1897) (Hirudinea: Arhynchobdellida: Erpobdelliformes: Salifidae) in the Iberian Peninsula. Aquatic Invasions. 6(1): S61-S64.

Perova, S.N. 2011. Structural characteristics of the Caspian invader - the leech Archaeobdella esmonti Grimm in Rybinsk Reservoir. Russian Journal of Biological Invasions. 2(2-3):223-226.

Petrauskiene, L.; Utevska, O.; Utevsky, S. 2011. Reproductive biology and ecological strategies of three species of medicinal leeches (genus Hirudo). Journal of Natural History. 45(11-12):737-747.

Phillips, A.J.; Oosthuizen, J. H.; Siddall, M.E. 2011. Redescription, phylogenetic placement, and taxonomic reassignment of Mesobdella lineata (Sciacchitano, 1959) (Hirudinida: Arhynchobdellida). American Museum Novitates. 3711:1-11.

Saglam, N. 2011. Protection and sustainability, exportation of some species of medicinal leeches (Hirudo medicinalis L., 1758 and Hirudo verbana Carena, 1820). Journal of FisheriesSciences.com. 5(1):1-15.

Salimi, B.; Mobedi, I.; Khiabanian, A.H.; Soltani, M. 2011. On the diversity of leeches (Annelida: Hirudina) in the fresh waters of Kurdistan Province, Iran. Archives of Biological Sciences. 63(3):837-840.

Schulz, C.A.; Thomas, M.V.; Fitzgerald, S.; Faisal, M. 2011. Leeches (Annelida: Hirudinida) Parasitizing Fish of Lake St. Clair, Michigan, USA. Comparative Parasitology. 78(1):73-83.

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Shen, X.; Wu, Z.; Sun, M.; Ren, J.; Liu, B. 2011. The complete mitochondrial genome sequence of Whitmania pigra (Annelida, Hirudinea): The first representative from the class Hirudinea. Comparative Biochemistry & Physiology Part D Genomics & Proteomics. 6(2). JUN 2011. 133-138.

Shikov, E. 2011. Haemopis sanguisuga (Linnaeus, 1758) (Hirudinea) - the first observation of a leech predation on terrestrial gastropods. Folia Malacologica. 19(2):103-106.

Spaccesi, F.G.; Capitulo, A.R. 2012. Benthic communities on hard substrates covered by Limnoperna fortunei Dunker (Bivalvia, Mytilidae) at an estuarine beach (Rio de la Plata, Argentina). Journal of Limnology 71(1): 144-153

Swiatek, P.; Krok, F.; Bielecki, A. 2010. Germ-line cysts are formed during oogenesis in Erpobdella octoculata (Annelida, Clitellata, Erpobdellidae). Invertebrate Reproduction & Development. 54(2):53-63.

Tiberti, R.; Gentilli, A. 2010. First report of freshwater leech Helobdella stagnalis (Rhyncobdellida: Glossiphoniidae) as a parasite of an anuran amphibian. Acta Herpetologica. 5(2):255-258.

Tong, X.-R.; Wang, D.-B.; Li, F.-L.; Lu, B.; Yang, L.-J.; Shen, F. 2009. Prevention and treatment of nasal leech infestation. Jishengchong Yu Yixue Kunchong Xuebao. 16(2):123-125.

Trajanovski, S.; Albrecht, C.; Schreiber, K.; Schultheiss, R.; Stadler, T.; Benke, M.; Wilke, T. 2010. Testing the spatial and temporal framework of speciation in an ancient lake species flock: the leech genus Dina (Hirudinea: Erpobdellidae) in Lake Ohrid. Biogeosciences. 7(11):3387-3402.

Urbisz, A.Z.; Krodkiewska, M.; Swiatek, P. 2010. Ovaries of Tubificinae (Clitellata, Naididae) resemble ovary cords found in Hirudinea (Clitellata). Zoomorphology (Berlin). 129(4):235-247.

Utevsky, S.Y. 2011. Phylum Annelida, Class Clitellata, Order Hirudinida. In: Illustrated keys to free-living invertebrates of Eurasian Arctic seas and adjacent deep waters. Volume 2: Nemertea, Cephalorhyncha, Oligochaeta, Hirudinida, Pogonophora, Echiura, Sipuncula, Phoronida and Brachiopoda. Buzhinskaja, G.N. (ed.). Alaska Sea Grant, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks.

Utevsky, A.Y; Utevska, O.M.; Boyarshin, K.S.; Utevsky, S.Y. 2010. Polymorphism of the coloration pattern in the medicinal leech Hirudo medicinalis (Clitellata, Hirudinida). Visnyk Kharkivskogo Nacionalnogo Universitetu imeni V.N. Karazina Seria Biologia. 905:139-147.

Van Liefferinge, C.; Dillen, A.; Ide, C.; Herrel, A.; Belpaire, C.; Mouton, A.; de Deckere, E.; Meire, P. 2012. The role of a freshwater tidal area with controlled reduced tide as feeding habitat for European eel (Anguilla anguilla, L.). Journal Of Applied Ichthyology 28(4): 572-581.

Vongsombath, C.; de Boer, H.J.; Palsson, K. 2011. Keeping leeches at bay: Field evaluation of plant-derived extracts against terrestrial blood-sucking leeches (Haemadipsidae) in Lao PDR. Acta Tropica. 119(2-3):178-182.

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