Branchiobdella Odier, 1823 ( Annelida : Branchiobdellea ), a New Genus for the Fauna of Serbia
2022
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In the course of hydrobiological studies on the territory of Serbia in 2020, three species of the genus Branchiobdella (Annelida: Branchiobdellea) were recorded: B. parasita (Braun, 1805). B. pentadonta Whitman, 1882, and B. hexadonta Gruber. 1883. They were found on the stone crayfish Austropotamobius torrentiurn (Schrank. 1803) in the Magaka River (Delivoda locality, Southeast Serbia) and in the Rukjavica Stream (Eastern Serbia). This is the first record of the genus Branchiobdella and the three species on the territory' of Serbia.
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Austropotamobius torrentium; Branchiobdella; Epibiont; SerbiaSource:
Acta Zoologica Bulgarica, 2022, 74, 2, 325-327Funding / projects:
- Data acquisition and other services performed to establish the eco- logical network of the EU Natura 2000 plan as part of the eco- logical network of the Republic of Serbia, 2018-2020
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https://acta-zoologica-bulgarica.eu/june-2022/http://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/5079