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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/14537| Title: | A note on non-marine leeches (Annelida : Hirudinea) from the Maltese Islands |
| Authors: | Schembri, Patrick J. |
| Keywords: | Leeches -- Malta Annelida -- Malta Haemopis sanguisuga -- Malta |
| Issue Date: | 1986-09 |
| Publisher: | NGO Nature Trust |
| Citation: | Schembri, P. J. (1986). A note on non-marine leeches (Annelida: Hirudinea) from the Maltese Islands. The Central Mediterranean Naturalist, 1(4), 81-83. |
| Abstract: | A population of the predatory leech Haemopis sanguisuga (Linnaeus, 1758) has been discovered at Xlendi Valley, Gozo. This is the first record of leeches living in the wild in the Maltese Islands. Brief notes on the distribution, habitat and behaviour of the Gozo leeches are given. The only previous reports of leeches from the Maltese Islands are those of haematophagous species imported for medical use or accidentally. The possible identity of these species is discussed. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/14537 |
| Appears in Collections: | CMN, Volume 1, Part 4 CMN, Volume 1, Part 4 Scholarly Works - FacSciBio |
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