Current vegetation maps show evergreen forests of Cambodia as one homogenous forest type. However, ecological field studies in the central plains demonstrated a heterogenous mosaic different types, each with unique species composition and characteristics. Based on six botanical expeditions, we describe four lowland types: 1) riverine dominated by Dipterocarpus costatus (Dipterocarpaceae); 2) ta...

The current study was performed to determine Hirudinea species diversity collected from rice fields of Guilan province June 2012 2020. This reports the most recent information on leech (Annelida, Clitellata) in this region. Morphological characters and DNA barcode analysis were used identify samples. According acquired results, there two families zone (Glossiphoniidae Hirundinidae). Based morph...

The bloodfeeding leech genus Placobdella is dominated by North American diversity, with only a single nominal species known from Central America and one the Palearctic region. This likely due to considerable underestimation of biodiversity, but investigations into potential hidden diversity are lacking. To shed light on this, present study introduces new data for specimens initially identified ...