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A new species of Alboglossiphonia (Hirudinea: Glossiphoniidae) from Egypt

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A new Alboglossiphonia species from Egypt is described and figured. This leech is placed in the genus Alboglossiphonia on the basis of having three pairs of eyes, diffuse salivary glands, seven pairs of crop caeca, and the attachment of its eggs to the venter. It differs from other Alboglossiphonia species with seven pairs of crop caeca in its combination of very prominent dorsal papillae, two annuli between the gonopores, lobed first six pairs of crop caeca, and paired ducts of male system at peak of activity with conspicuously differentiated sperm duct, seminal vesicle and ejaculatory duct regions.

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  1. Department of Zoology, University of Pretoria, 0002, Pretoria, Republic of South Africa

    J. H. Oosthuizen

  2. Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt

    M. A. Hussein & N. A. El-Shimy

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Oosthuizen, J.H., Hussein, M.A. & El-Shimy, N.A. A new species of Alboglossiphonia (Hirudinea: Glossiphoniidae) from Egypt. Syst Parasitol 11, 123–128 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00012262

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