Molecular Identification of Haemadipsa rjukjuana (Hirudiniformes: Haemadipsidae) in Gageo Island, Korea.
Korean J Parasitol
; 52(2): 169-75, 2014 Apr.
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ABSTRACT
There are 60 species of blood-feeding land leeches, 50 species belonging to the family Haemadipsidae and 10 species belonging to the family Xerobdellidae. Despite recent papers on the land leeches, their taxonomic identification is not fully understood, especially at a species level. In Korea, there have been no historical records of the terrestrial leeches, but recently an unrecorded blood-feeding land leech was discovered at Gageo-do (Island), Korea. Molecular analysis was used to identify the species of 29 leeches collected from Mt. Dock-Sil in Gageo-do. Conventional PCR was conducted using nuclear 18S rRNA and mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (CO1) genetic marker. The 18S rRNA sequences revealed that the leeches share 99.9% identity with Haemadipsa rjukjuana (inhabiting Taiwan), and the CO1 sequences revealed that the leeches are very close to H. rjukjuana (inhabiting Taiwan). The CO1 sequences were separated into 2 categories, 1 with 94.6% and the other with 94.3% similarity to the H. rjukjuana L00115A (inhabiting Taiwan). This new finding of the land leech is the first record in Korea. In addition, the north range of the distribution of the blood-feeding leech (Hirudiniformes Haemadipisidae) should be reconsidered including Korea.
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Assunto principal:
RNA Ribossômico 18S
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Complexo IV da Cadeia de Transporte de Elétrons
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Sanguessugas
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Animals
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Korean J Parasitol
Assunto da revista:
PARASITOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2014
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Article