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COI mtDNA barcodes of freshwater leeches (Hirudinea) from Azerbaijan reveal lineage structure within taxa.
Journal of genetics - 1 Jan 2026
Farzali Shabnam, Saglam Naim
Abstract excerpt
We present a COI-based assessment of freshwater leeches in Azerbaijan's Lankaran-Astara region. Between 2019 and 2021, we sampled 136 individuals from 33 wetlands across six districts and generated 15 new COI sequences, which were combined with curated GenBank records. Four species were confirmed in three families: Dina lineata (Erpobdellidae), Helobdella stagnalis (Glossiphoniidae), Hirudo orientalis...
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