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Hirudo medicinalis - Wikipedia

Hirudo medicinalis ... Hirudo medicinalis, or the European medicinal leech, is one of several species of leeches used as medicinal leeches. ... Other species of ...

ADW: Hirudo medicinalis: INFORMATION - Animal Diversity Web

Hirudo medicinalis is parasitic and the adults feed on the blood of mammals. It attaches to the host by means of its two suckers and bites through the skin of ...

Medicinal leech therapy—an overall perspective - PMC

Keywords: Hirudo medicinalis, hirudotherapy, leech. 1. Introduction. Medicinal leech therapy (MLT) or hirudotherapy is a kind of complementary and integrative ...

Medicinal Leech - Species Directory - Freshwater Habitats Trust

Medicinal Leech. Hirudo medicinalis. The largest of the leeches found in the UK and the only one known to feed on human blood. However so much more defines ...

Hirudo medicinalis Linnaeus, 1758 - GBIF

Hirudo medicinalis Linnaeus, 1758 ... Name ... medicinal leech in language. ... Bibliographic References ... Klemm, Donald J., 1972: Freshwater Leeches (Annelida: ...

The European medicinal leech Hirudo medicinalis L.: Morphology ...

Although the European medicinal leech (Hirudo medicinalis L. 1758) is one of the best-known members of the Hirudinea due to its use in ...

Medicinal Leech - Bug Directory - Buglife

The Medicinal Leech (Hirudo medicinalis) is the largest, native leech found in the UK. Found in a limited number of locations in freshwater.

Draft genome of the European medicinal leech Hirudo medicinalis ...

Here, we present the first draft genome of the European medicinal leech, Hirudo medicinalis, and estimate that we have sequenced between 79–94% of the full ...

Hirudo medicinalis - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics

One drug approved by the EMA is based on the natural anticoagulant found in the saliva of the European leech (Hirudo medicinalis), also called hirudin.

Hirudo medicinalis: ancient origins of, and trends in the ... - PubMed

Blood letting and the therapeutic use of Hirudo medicinalis date back to ancient Egypt and the beginning of civilisation. Their popularity has varied over ...

Hirudo medicinalis - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics

Hirudotherapy is officially recognized as an alternative therapy for numerous internal diseases including osteoarthritis, phlebitis, hypertension, and glaucoma.

Hirudo medicinalis | NatureServe Explorer

Classification and checklist of the leeches (Phylum Annelida: Class Clitellata: Subclass Hirudinida) occurring in North America north of Mexico.

Leech - Wikipedia

The best-known species, such as the medicinal leech, Hirudo medicinalis, are hematophagous, attaching themselves to a host with a sucker and feeding on blood, ...

Draft genome sequences of Hirudo medicinalis and salivary ...

Salivary cell secretion (SCS) plays a critical role in blood feeding by medicinal leeches, making them of use for certain medical purposes ...

Hirudo medicinalis : Medicinal Leech - NBN Atlas

Hirudo medicinalis Linnaeus, 1758. Medicinal Leech species. Accepted Name authority: UKSI. Establishment means: Native. Photographer: Malcolm Storey.

Hirudo medicinalis - CITES

Hirudo medicinalis. European medicinal leech, Medicinal Leech, Northern Medicinal Leech. Kingdom. Fauna. Phylum. Annelida. Class. Hirudinoidea.

Leeches, Medicinal - Product Classification - FDA

The device is a medicinal leech (hirudo medicinalis) belonging to the annelida worm classification. The animal is a bloodsucking aquatic animal living in ...

Marine Species Traits - Hirudo medicinalis Linnaeus, 1758

Description, classification, nutrition, reproduction, croissance, qualités des diverses races, multiplication dans les bassins, les barrails, les marais et les ...

The European medicinal leech Hirudo medicinalis L.: Morphology ...

Zoosystematics and Evolution is an international, peer-reviewed life science journal devoted to the diversity, systematics and evolution of all animal ...

European medicinal leech | annelid - Britannica

European medicinal leech (Hirudo medicinalis). ... …the body tissues of the European medicinal leech (Hirudo medicinalis), is used to prevent blood clots ...