Toward a taxonomic revision of the medicinal leech Hirudo medicinalis Linnaeus, 1758 (Hirudinea: Hirudinidae): Re-description of Hirudo troctina Johnson, 1816 from North Africa

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1269-1289

  Hechtel, Fred O P ^a   Sawyer, Roy T ^a  

^a Biopharm UK Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Algeria; Hirudinea; Hirudo medicinalis; Hirudo troctina; Leech trade; Medical history; Medicinal leech; Morocco; North Africa; Tunisia

Indexed keywords

LEECH; TAXONOMY;

AFRICA;

HIRUDINEA; HIRUDINIDA; HIRUDINIDAE; HIRUDO; HIRUDO MEDICINALIS; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037055522     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930110048945     Document Type: Article

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