BIOINFOLET - A Quarterly Journal of Life Sciences
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  • Year: 2020
  • Volume: 17
  • Issue: 3b

Leech fauna of Melghat Region

  • Author:
  • Shital S. Deshmukh
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 496 to 498

Shivaji Science College, Nagpur

Online published on 17 October, 2020.

Abstract

Present present paper deals with latest information on species diversity of freshwater and terrestrial leeches of Melghat Region It includes 6 species. belonging to 2 orders (Rhynchobdellae, Arhynchobdellae) and 2 families (Erpobdellidae and Hirudidae).Geographic distribution and morphological characters of each species have been given.

Keywords

Leech, Faunal diversity, Rivers, Ponds, Melghat Region