Internal and External Morphological Characteristics of the Medicinal Leech Species Hirudo sulukii and Hirudo verbana

Conclusion: Two of the six leech species (Hirudo sulukii and Hirudo verbana) belonging to the genus Hirudo found in the world are found in Turkey. These two leech species show significant differences from each other, morphologically. PMID: 31865657 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Turkish Society for Parasitology - Category: Parasitology Authors: Tags: Turkiye Parazitol Derg Source Type: research