First appearance of the cave leech Erpobdella mestrovi (Annelida: Erpobdillidae) in Iraq (Morphological and Molecular investigation) from Zalm stream, Sulaimani Province, Kurdistan Region, Iraq

During survey of different water bodies in Kurdistan Region, Iraq for the presence of leeches, only two distinct specimens with special morphological characters were found in the cave mouth of Ahmadawa Water source in February 2019. The morphological (Body size, oral and posterior suckers characters...

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Main Authors: shayan jamal hamad-Ali, Luay A. Ali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Salahaddin University-Erbil 2020-09-01
Series:Zanco Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences
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Online Access:https://zancojournals.su.edu.krd/index.php/JPAS/article/view/3382