NEW RECORD OF MALACOPHAGOUS LEECH OF THE GENUS ALBOGLOSSIPHONIA LUKIN, 1976 FROM FERGANA VALLEY, UZBEKISTAN

Authors

  • Khayrulla Solijonov Andijan State University, Andijan City, Republic of Uzbekistan.
  • Zuvayd Izzatullaev Samarkand State University, Samarkand City, Uzbekistan.
  • Dilfuza Umarova*** Andijan Machine-building Institute, Andijan City, Republic of Uzbekistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26842/binhm.7.2023.17.3.0459

Keywords:

Ecological characteristics, Fergana Valley, Glossiphoniidae, Leech, Uzbekistan.

Abstract

In the present study, the malacophagous leech Alboglossiphonia weberi (Blandchard, 1897) (Annelida, Hirudinida, Glossiphoniidae) was recorded for the first time in the freshwaters of the Fergana Valley in the eastern part of Uzbekistan during 2020-2022. This species of leech is a new species for the hirudofauna of Uzbekistan and Central Asia. The article describes its morphological and ecological characteristics and presents a distribution map and photographic pictures of the species.

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Published

2024-04-18

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 3 (2023)

Section

Original Articles