Growth, survival and reproduction of the Turkish medicinal leech, Hirudo sulukii

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dc.authoridCEYLAN, Mustafa/0000-0002-3283-0637
dc.authoridSaglam, Naim/0000-0002-3163-8432
dc.authoridKUCUKKARA, Ramazan/0000-0002-2554-7964
dc.authoridKaratas, Emin/0000-0002-7483-6543
dc.authoridTUNC, Meryem/0000-0002-6559-6664
dc.contributor.authorCeylan, Mustafa
dc.contributor.authorKucukkara, Ramazan
dc.contributor.authorErbatur, Ismail
dc.contributor.authorKaratas, Emin
dc.contributor.authorTunc, Meryem
dc.contributor.authorSaglam, Naim
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-29T16:02:43Z
dc.date.available2024-09-29T16:02:43Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.departmentKarabük Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractThe present study aimed to investigate growth, survival and reproduction of the Turkish medicinal leech, Hirudo sulukii, endemic to Southeastern Anatolia and whose biology is poorly understood. In comparison with the Southern medicinal leech, Hirudo verbana, which has a wide distribution throughout Eurasia, H. sulukii grew faster until the fourth month, then growth increased significantly in favour of H. verbana. At the beginning of gravidity, high mortality occurred in specimens of H. sulukii not transferred to moist peat, the cocoon deposition area. Gravidity occurred in almost all (98%) H. sulukii adults, but was detected in only 60% of H. verbana adults. Unlike the growing period, survival rate was greater in H. sulukii during the reproductive period. Gravidity and cocoon laying periods lasted longer in H. sulukii, which continued reproductive activity even in colder conditions. There were more and smaller sized cocoons having higher deformation rate in H. sulukii. Likewise, fewer and larger offspring having lower morphological abnormality were observed in cocoons having lower hatchling rates in H. sulukii. Collectively, our findings reveal that H. sulukii reaches adult size relatively early, continues its reproduction in cold conditions and displays high reproductive performance, thus making it a strong candidate for leech aquaculture.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipScientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey [118R027]en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis study was supported by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey [grant number 118R027]en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/07924259.2021.1885506
dc.identifier.endpage68en_US
dc.identifier.issn0792-4259
dc.identifier.issn2157-0272
dc.identifier.issue1en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85100847475en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3en_US
dc.identifier.startpage57en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/07924259.2021.1885506
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14619/5676
dc.identifier.volume65en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000617601100001en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis Ltden_US
dc.relation.ispartofInvertebrate Reproduction & Developmenten_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectEndemicen_US
dc.subjectAnnelidaen_US
dc.subjectClitellataen_US
dc.subjectmortalityen_US
dc.subjectgravidityen_US
dc.subjectcocoonen_US
dc.titleGrowth, survival and reproduction of the Turkish medicinal leech, Hirudo sulukiien_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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