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Histochemical and bacteriological studies on digestion in nine species of leeches (Annelida: Hirudinea)
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Histochemical and bacteriological studies on digestion in nine species of leeches (Annelida: Hirudinea)
http://www.biolbull.org/cgi/content/abstract/133/1/166
Histological, histochemical and bacteriological methods were used to study digestion and the digestive enzymes in nine species of leech.
Biology > Biota > Fauna > Annelida > Hirudinea
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Jan 1, 2007
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The authors studied the position, structure and function of pulsatile vesicles in parasitic leeches.
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The authors studied morphological and ultrastructural features of the salivary glands and proboscises of Placobdella ornata, Placobdella parasitica, and Desserobdella picta by light and electron microscopy.
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The local distribution and relative abundance of the leeches of the E. S. George Reserve in southeastern Michigan were investigated.
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The authors investigated the phylogenetic relationships of leeches with molecular data.
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An introduction to the biology, classification and ecology of leeches, the subclass Hirundinae
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The authors show that the vector tissue in four species of leeches is composed of a mass of cells located directly beneath the copulatory area, and two thin strands extend toward the ovaries.
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The authors studied the leech hyaluronidase hyaluronoglucuronidase.
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9. Leeches
Photographs of various species from the North Pacific and the Ukraine.
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10. Class hirudinea.
This page states that leeches are among the most highly specialized of the annelids. They are predominantly freshwater organisms, although there are marine and terrestrial forms. Leeches are highly specialized predators that feed on blood.
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