On the diversity of Iranian leeches (Annelida: Hirudinea)

Abstract

Some provinces of Iran were investigated with respect to their aquatic invertebrates during two expeditions. Results of investigating the systematic of leeches (Annelida: Hirudinea) are presented in this paper. Twelve species of leeches are recorded, four of which are new for the country.U toku dvije ekspedicije u Iranu odredjene provincije su istrazivane u pogledu faune vodenih beskicmenjaka. U radu su dati faunisticki rezultati o iranskim pijavicama. Dvanaest vrsta je konstatovano, od cega su 4 vrste: Hirudo sp. nov. (Utevski and Trontelj , in press), Dina lineata concolor (Annandale, 1913), Dina stschegolewi (Lukin & Epshtein, 1960) sensu Nesemann, 1993 i Erpobdella octoculata (Linnaeus, 1758) po prvi put registrovane za faunu Irana.