Karyotype characterization of the endemic piscine leech from Lake Baikal with vindication of Baicalobdella cottidarum Dogiel, 1957 (Piscicolidae, Hirudinea)

In this paper, we present for the first time data on karyotype analysis of leeches of the genus Baicalobdella (Piscicolidae) parasitizing Lake Baikal endemic cottoid fishes. Both mitotic and meiotic chromosomes are described. Leech testisacs were processed by a “shaking-blotting” technique,...

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Main Authors: Kaygorodova Irina A., Natyaganova Antonina V.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Belgrade, University of Novi Sad 2015-01-01
Series:Archives of Biological Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0354-4664/2015/0354-46641500119K.pdf