On the occurrence of the Medicinal Leech,Hirudo medicinalis L., in the Levant |
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| Authors: | Heather J Bromley Reuven Ortal |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Zoology , Hebrew University of Jerusalem , Israel;2. Department of Zoology , IES Laboratory, Nature Reserves Authority, Hebrew University of Jerusalem , Jerusalem |
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| Abstract: | Abstract Historical records of H. medicinalis are reviewed and specimens have been identified from recent collections of leeches in northern Israel, confirming that this species has not disappeared from our area. |
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| Keywords: | Hirudinea Levant zoogeography |
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