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Objavljeni brojevi Issue number: Natura Croatica, Vol. 34 No.1

First record of the hematophagous leech Limnatis paluda (Hirudinea: Praobdellidae) in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Azerbaijan, with comments on its geographic distribution and environmental preferences

Authors: Shabnam Farzali, Mair Huseynov, Youness Mabrouki, Asif Manafov, Aladdin Eyvazov, Aynur Hajiagayeva, Andriy Utevsky, Serge Utevsky

Authors and affiliation

  • Shabnam Farzali Department of Aquaculture and Fish Diseases, Fisheries Faculty, Firat University, Elazig, Turkiye
  • Mair Huseynov The department of life sciences Khazar University, Mahsati Street 41, AZ1096, Baku, Azerbaijan
  • Youness Mabrouki Biotechnology, Conservation and Development of Natural Resources Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences Dhar El Mehraz, University Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah, Fez, Morocco
  • Asif Manafov Institute of Zoology, Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan, A. Abbaszadeh St., 115, Sabail district, Baku, AZ1004, Azerbaijan
  • Aladdin Eyvazov Institute of Zoology, Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan, A. Abbaszadeh St., 115, Sabail district, Baku, AZ1004, Azerbaijan
  • Aynur Hajiagayeva Institute of Zoology, Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan, A. Abbaszadeh St., 115, Sabail district, Baku, AZ1004, Azerbaijan
  • Andriy Utevsky Department of Zoology and Animal Ecology, V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Maidan Svobody, 4, Kharkiv 61022, Ukraine
  • Serge Utevsky Department of Zoology and Animal Ecology, V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Maidan Svobody, 4, Kharkiv 61022, Ukraine

Abstract

This research provides a detailed report on a new record of Limnatis paluda (Tennent, 1859) from the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Azerbaijan, emphasizing its significance and the morphological features that confirm its identification. This finding is particularly significant as it fills a geographical gap, provides insights into the distribution patterns of Limnatis leeches and underscores their reliance on water bodies frequented by livestock. The new record corroborates the previously hypothesized distribution range of the species extending from Central Asia to the South Caucasus and the Middle East.

Keywords

Annelida, Clitellata, parasites, South Caucasus, biogeography Farzali, S., Huseynov, M., Mabrouki, Y., Manafov, A., Eyvazov, A., Hajiagayeva, A., Utevsky,

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