Genetic Diversity of Freshwater Leeches in Lake Gusinoe (Eastern Siberia, Russia)

The study of leeches from Lake Gusinoe and its adjacent area offered us the possibility to determine species diversity. As a result, an updated species list of the Gusinoe Hirudinea fauna (Annelida, Clitellata) has been compiled. There are two orders and three families of leeches in the Gusinoe area...

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Main Authors: Irina A. Kaygorodova, Nadezhda Mandzyak, Ekaterina Petryaeva, Nikolay M. Pronin
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/619127
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author Irina A. Kaygorodova
Nadezhda Mandzyak
Ekaterina Petryaeva
Nikolay M. Pronin
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description The study of leeches from Lake Gusinoe and its adjacent area offered us the possibility to determine species diversity. As a result, an updated species list of the Gusinoe Hirudinea fauna (Annelida, Clitellata) has been compiled. There are two orders and three families of leeches in the Gusinoe area: order Rhynchobdellida (families Glossiphoniidae and Piscicolidae) and order Arhynchobdellida (family Erpobdellidae). In total, 6 leech species belonging to 6 genera have been identified. Of these, 3 taxa belonging to the family Glossiphoniidae (Alboglossiphonia heteroclita f. papillosa, Hemiclepsis marginata, and Helobdella stagnalis) and representatives of 3 unidentified species (Glossiphonia sp., Piscicola sp., and Erpobdella sp.) have been recorded. The checklist gives a contemporary overview of the species composition of leeches and information on their hosts or substrates. The validity of morphological identification of each taxon has been verified by phylogenetic approach with a molecular marker adopted for a DNA barcoding of most invertebrates.
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spelling doaj-art-0ac85b1206714b98bcdfd56d200134a22025-02-03T01:28:42ZengWileyThe Scientific World Journal2356-61401537-744X2014-01-01201410.1155/2014/619127619127Genetic Diversity of Freshwater Leeches in Lake Gusinoe (Eastern Siberia, Russia)Irina A. Kaygorodova0Nadezhda Mandzyak1Ekaterina Petryaeva2Nikolay M. Pronin3Limnological Institute, 3 Ulan-Batorskaja Street, Irkutsk 664033, RussiaLimnological Institute, 3 Ulan-Batorskaja Street, Irkutsk 664033, RussiaLimnological Institute, 3 Ulan-Batorskaja Street, Irkutsk 664033, RussiaInstitute of General and Experimental Biology, 6 Sakhyanova Street, Ulan-Ude 670047, RussiaThe study of leeches from Lake Gusinoe and its adjacent area offered us the possibility to determine species diversity. As a result, an updated species list of the Gusinoe Hirudinea fauna (Annelida, Clitellata) has been compiled. There are two orders and three families of leeches in the Gusinoe area: order Rhynchobdellida (families Glossiphoniidae and Piscicolidae) and order Arhynchobdellida (family Erpobdellidae). In total, 6 leech species belonging to 6 genera have been identified. Of these, 3 taxa belonging to the family Glossiphoniidae (Alboglossiphonia heteroclita f. papillosa, Hemiclepsis marginata, and Helobdella stagnalis) and representatives of 3 unidentified species (Glossiphonia sp., Piscicola sp., and Erpobdella sp.) have been recorded. The checklist gives a contemporary overview of the species composition of leeches and information on their hosts or substrates. The validity of morphological identification of each taxon has been verified by phylogenetic approach with a molecular marker adopted for a DNA barcoding of most invertebrates.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/619127
spellingShingle Irina A. Kaygorodova
Nadezhda Mandzyak
Ekaterina Petryaeva
Nikolay M. Pronin
Genetic Diversity of Freshwater Leeches in Lake Gusinoe (Eastern Siberia, Russia)
The Scientific World Journal
title Genetic Diversity of Freshwater Leeches in Lake Gusinoe (Eastern Siberia, Russia)
title_full Genetic Diversity of Freshwater Leeches in Lake Gusinoe (Eastern Siberia, Russia)
title_fullStr Genetic Diversity of Freshwater Leeches in Lake Gusinoe (Eastern Siberia, Russia)
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title_short Genetic Diversity of Freshwater Leeches in Lake Gusinoe (Eastern Siberia, Russia)
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