NEW RECORD OF MALACOPHAGOUS LEECH OF THE GENUS ALBOGLOSSIPHONIA LUKIN, 1976 FROM FERGANA VALLEY, UZBEKISTAN

Autor: Khayrulla Solijonov, Zuvayd Izzatullaev, Dilfuza Umarova
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Bulletin of the Iraq Natural History Museum, Vol 17, Iss 3, Pp 459-468 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1017-8678
2311-9799
DOI: 10.26842/binhm.7.2023.17.3.0459
Popis: In the present study, the malacophagous leech Alboglossiphonia weberi(Blandchard, 1897) (Annelida, Hirudinida, Glossiphoniidae) was recorded for the first time in the freshwaters of theFergana Valley in the eastern part of Uzbekistan during 2020-2022. This species of leech is a new species for the hirudofauna of Uzbekistan and Central Asia. The article describes its morphological and ecological characteristics and presents a distribution map and photographic pictures of the species.
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