First Record of Dina Lineata (Hirudinea: Erpobdellidae) in Greater Zab River Kurdistan Region-Iraq

LUAY A. ALI(1) , HAYFA J. JAWAIR(2)
(1) University of Salahaddin ,
(2) University of Baghdad

Abstract

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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LUAY A. ALI
sjuo@uoz.edu.krd (Primary Contact)
HAYFA J. JAWAIR
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LUAY A. ALI

College of Education, University of Salahaddin, Kurdistan Region -Iraq.

HAYFA J. JAWAIR

College of Science for women, University of Baghdad-Iraq.

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. https://sjuoz.uoz.edu.krd/index.php/sjuoz/article/view/67

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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. https://sjuoz.uoz.edu.krd/index.php/sjuoz/article/view/67

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