First Record of Dina Lineata (Hirudinea: Erpobdellidae) in Greater Zab River Kurdistan Region-Iraq
Keywords:
Leech, Dina lineata, Hirudinea, Greater Zab River, IraqAbstract
The leech Dina lineata (Müller, 1774) was recorded in the present study for the first time in Iraq, from samples collected on the stone from Greater Zab River west of Erbil city during a period from May to September 2006. The body was rounded with red coloration and although they move by extending and contracting its body.
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Bashê, S. K. R. (2008). The parasitic fauna of spiny eel Mastacembelus mastacembelus (Banks and Solanser, 1794) from Greater Zab River-Kuristan region-Iraq. M. Sc. Thesis, Sci. Edu. Coll., Univ. Salahaddin: 62pp.
Herzog, P. H. (1969). Untersuch-ungen über die parasiten der süBwasserfische des Irak. Arch. Fischereiwiss., 20(2/3): 132-147.
Jordan, E. L. and Verma, P. S. (2002). Invertebrate zoology. S. Chanda and Company LTD., New Delhi, India: 857p.
Kalifa, K. A. (1985). Leeches on freshwater farmed fishes in Iraq. J. Wild. Dis., 21(3): 312-313.
Mann, K. H. (1952). A revision of the British leeches of the family Erpobdellidae, with a description of Dina lineata (O. F. Muller, 1774), a leech new to British fauna. J. Zoology, 2(122): 395-406
Mhaisen, F. T. (2008). Index-catalogue of parasites and disease agents of fishes of Iraq, Unpubl.
Mhaisen, F. T.; Al-Khateeb, G. H.; Balasem, A. N. and Mutar, A. J. (1997). On a collection of some fish parasites from Euphrates River, Anbar province, Iraq. Babylon. Univ. J., Pure. Appl. Sci., 2(3): 267-272.
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Rahemo, Z. I. F. (1989). Cystibranchus mastacembeli (Annelida: Hirudinea) from the Iraqi freshwater spinyback, Mastacembelus simach (Wabaun, 1792). Riv. Parasitol., 6(50) No. 1: 121-126.
Smith, D. G. (2001). Pennak’s fresh water invertebrates of the United States. Johan Wiley & Sons, Inc. USA: 638p.
Sosa, A. (1960). Index of Iraq geography. Dar Al-Tamadon Publ., Baghdad: 61pp. (In Arabic)
Whiteley, D. (1971). Invertebrates. David Nichols and Johan Cooke, Oxford, UK.
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ALI, L. A., & JAWAIR, H. J. (2013). First Record of Dina Lineata (Hirudinea: Erpobdellidae) in Greater Zab River Kurdistan Region-Iraq. Science Journal of University of Zakho, 1(1), 207–209. Retrieved from https://sjuoz.uoz.edu.krd/index.php/sjuoz/article/view/67
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