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Placobdella gauripurensis Sp. Nov. (Hirudinea: Glossiphonidae):A New Leech from West Bengal, India


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Out of 667 species of leeches known in the world, 64 species are recorded in India (Mandal, 2009). There are 26 species of leeches belong to the genus Placobdella Blanchard 1893 in the world. Sixteen species of the genus Placobdella are described from North America, one species from Europe, three species from South America and 6 species from Asia. Out of six species of this genus reported from India, five species are endemic. Soos (1965) is the pioneer in Taxonomy of leeches in the world.
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  • Placobdella gauripurensis Sp. Nov. (Hirudinea: Glossiphonidae):A New Leech from West Bengal, India

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C. K. Mandal
Zoological Survey of India, FPS Building, Kolkata-700016, India

Abstract


Out of 667 species of leeches known in the world, 64 species are recorded in India (Mandal, 2009). There are 26 species of leeches belong to the genus Placobdella Blanchard 1893 in the world. Sixteen species of the genus Placobdella are described from North America, one species from Europe, three species from South America and 6 species from Asia. Out of six species of this genus reported from India, five species are endemic. Soos (1965) is the pioneer in Taxonomy of leeches in the world.


DOI: https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi.v113i1.168881