Phylogenetic position of gastrostomobdellid leeches (Hirudinida, Arhynchobdellida, Erpobdelliformes) and a new family for the genus Orobdella
The leech family Gastrostomobdellidae is characterized by its possession of an agnathous and euthylaematous pharynx, a ventral gastropore and a gastroporal duct. In this study, the phylogenetic position of two gastrostomobdellid genera, Gastrostomobdella and Orobdella, was investigated using partial...
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The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
2011
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| Online Access: | http://ir.unimas.my/2336/ http://ir.unimas.my/2336/ http://ir.unimas.my/2336/1/Phylogenetic%20position%20of%20gastrostomobdellid%20leeches%20%28Hirudinida%2C%20Arhynchobdellida%2C%20Erpobdelliformes%29%20and%20a%20new%20family%20for%20the%20genus%20Orobdella.pdf |