After a short introduction to the classification of medicinal leeches, their historical use in
phlebotomy (blood-letting) and contemporary use in neurobiology and medicine are …

Distribution and status of medicinal leeches were re‐considered in the light of the new
taxonomy recognizing four Western Palaearctic species: Hirudo medicinalis, Hirudo …

Although the European medicinal leech (Hirudo medicinalis L. 1758) is one of the best-
known members of the Hirudinea due to its use in phlebotomy, this species has been …

An analysis of the reproduction of three species of medicinal leeches (genus Hirudo) was
carried out. The highest fecundity (34.34±3.72 hatchlings per leech) was observed in H …

Simple Summary During the last decade, our understanding of the biogeography of Western-
Palaearctic leeches (genus Hirudo) has begun to unravel, unveiling their diversity in …

Karyological preparations were made from the testisacs of three medicinal leech species
Hirudo medicinalis Linnaeus, 1758, H. verbana Carena, 1820 and H. orientalis Utevsky & …

Several recent morphological studies of the genus Hirudo indicated that only Hirudo
verbana is present in Serbia, while Hirudo medicinalis is completely absent. In order to test …

Ranges of different species of medicinal leeches (Hirudo spp.) are nearly mutually exclusive
with very few areas of overlapping. This biogeographical pattern suggests different …

Es wird ein aktueller Überblick über die Hirudinea-Fauna der Iberischen Halbinsel
vorgelegt. Eigene Aufsammlungen von 13 Arten an 49 Lokalitäten, überwiegend in der …

Die zentralasiatische Republik Kirgistan wird durch den mächtigen Tienschan geprägt, der
auch einige Berge über 7000 m Höhe aufweist. Die meisten Flüsse, die überwiegend von …