Transitional Morphology in Hybrids of Hirudo verbana and H. orientalis (Clitellata, Hirudinida)

• Published in: Вестник зоологии
• Date: 2013
• Main Authors: Kovalenko, M.V., Utevsky, S.Yu.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Інститут зоології ім. І.І. Шмальгаузена НАН України 2013
• Subjects: Краткие сообщения
• Online Access: https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/109922
• Journal Title: Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
• Cite this: Transitional Morphology in Hybrids of Hirudo verbana and H. orientalis (Clitellata, Hirudinida) / M.V. Kovalenko, S.Yu. Utevsky // Вестник зоологии. — 2013. — Т. 47, № 6. — С. 557–561. — Бібліогр.: 14 назв. — англ.

The aim of this research was to test the ability of hybridizing Hirudo orientalis S. Utevsky et Trontelj, 2005 and Hirudo verbana Carena, 1820. We obtained offspring from both species. The color pattern of all the hybrids was uniform and quite different from both the parents. The venter was similar...