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  1. THE BITE OF THE LEECH <em>LIMNATIS FENESTRATA</em> MOORE 1939, IN NATAL

    THE BITE OF THE LEECH LIMNATIS FENESTRATA MOORE 1939, IN NATAL

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Limnological Society of Southern Africa • Authors: C.C. Appleton --- , South Africa I.M. Porter --- , South Africa
    The leech Limnatis fenestrata is a hazard to fishermen and limnologists working in the field in Natal. Since nothing is known of the pathogenicity of this leech, its bite and the sequelae following attack by L. fenestrate are described.
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  2. An annotated checklist of the leech (Annelida: Hirudinida) species of the Moulouya River basin, Morocco, with several new distribution records and a historical overview

    An annotated checklist of the leech (Annelida: Hirudinida) species of the Moulouya River basin, Morocco, with several new distribution records and a historical overview

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Younes Mabrouki --- Université Mohamed Premier, Morocco Raja Ben Ahmed --- Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, LR18ES41 Ecologie, Biologie et Physiologie des organismes aquatiques, Tunisia Abdelkhaleq Fouzi Taybi --- Université Mohamed Premier, Morocco Juan Rueda --- Instituto Cavanilles de Biodiversidad y Biología Evolutiva (ICBiBE-UV), Spain
    A historical overview of the leech fauna of Morocco, based on both literature data, museum collections and new material, sampled in more than 100 sites in the Moulouya River basin (eastern region of Morocco), is provided. Twenty species from five...
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  3. Cadmium exposure induces testicular oxidative damage and histopathological changes in the freshwater leech <em>Limnatis nilotica</em> (Savigny, 1822): the protective role of salicylic acid

    Cadmium exposure induces testicular oxidative damage and histopathological changes in the freshwater leech Limnatis nilotica (Savigny, 1822): the protective role of salicylic acid

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Ichrak Khaled --- University of Gafsa, Tunisia Issam Saidi --- University of Gafsa, Tunisia Raja Ben Ahmed --- Université de Tunis El Manar, Tunisia Ramzi Amari --- University of Gafsa, Tunisia Waleed Aldahmash --- King Saud University, Saudi Arabia Octavian Pacioglu --- National Institute of Research and Development for Biological Sciences, Romania Najla Hfaiedh --- University of Gafsa, Tunisia Abdel Halim Harrath --- King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
    The present study examined the histopathological changes and some parameters of oxidative stress in the testes of the freshwater leech Limnatis nilotica, following their exposure to 50 µg l−1 of cadmium (Cd). The protective effects of salicylic acid (SA) in...
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