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

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dc.authoridKaratas, Emin/0000-0002-7483-6543
dc.authoridKUCUKKARA, Ramazan/0000-0002-2554-7964
dc.authoridTUNC, Meryem/0000-0002-6559-6664
dc.authoridCEYLAN, Mustafa/0000-0002-3283-0637
dc.authoridSaglam, Naim/0000-0002-3163-8432
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.accessioned2025-03-23T19:35:13Z
dc.date.available2025-03-23T19:35:13Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.departmentSinop Üniversitesi
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.
dc.description.sponsorshipScientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey [118R027]
dc.description.sponsorshipThis study was supported by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey [grant number 118R027]
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/07924259.2021.1885506
dc.identifier.endpage68
dc.identifier.issn0792-4259
dc.identifier.issn2157-0272
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85100847475
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3
dc.identifier.startpage57
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/07924259.2021.1885506
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11486/5817
dc.identifier.volume65
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000617601100001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis Ltd
dc.relation.ispartofInvertebrate Reproduction & Development
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_WOS_20250323
dc.subjectEndemic
dc.subjectAnnelida
dc.subjectClitellata
dc.subjectmortality
dc.subjectgravidity
dc.subjectcocoon
dc.titleGrowth, survival and reproduction of the Turkish medicinal leech, Hirudo sulukii
dc.typeArticle

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