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GLOSSIPHONIA FERGHANENSIS SP. NOV. (ANNELIDA, HIRUDINIDA, GLOSSIPHONIIDAE): A NEW LEECH SPECIES FROM THE FERGHANA VALLEY, UZBEKISTAN

Khayrulla SolijonovDepartment of Ecology and Sustainable Development, Andijan State University, Andijan, Republic of UzbekistanZuvayd IzzatullaevResearch Institute of Environment and Nature Conservation Technologies, Tashkent, Republic of UzbekistanAbdurakhim KuchboevDepartment of Ecology and Life Safety, Samarkand State University, Samarkand, Republic of UzbekistanFarrukh UmarovInstitute of Zoology, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Tashkent, Republic of Uzbekistan

2026

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A new freshwater malacophagous leech belonging to the Glossiphoniidae Vaillant, 1890 family was found in a spring in the Ferghana Valley. In this study, we describe the morphological characteristics and DNA barcoding gene of a new leech, Glossiphonia ferghanensis sp. nov. (Annelida, Hirudinida, Glossiphoniidae) are reported. This species differs from all other leeches of Glossiphonia Johnson, 1816 in coloration, the absence of papillae and paramedial rows on the dorsal surface. According to COI sequences, it was found to be a sister species with a specimen of Glossiphonia concolor (Apathy, 1888) recorded from the Taimyr Peninsula Region of Northern Russia. The analysis revealed that this species is a new glossiphoniid leech recorded from Uzbekistan.

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DOI: 10.26842/binhm.7.2026.19.1.0059

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