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Haemadipsa Sumatrana
''Haemadipsa'' is a genus of leeches, with members commonly known as ''jawed land leeches''. These annelids are known from subtropical and tropical regions around the Indian and Pacific Ocean. Well-known ''Haemadipsa'' are for example the Indian Leech (''Haemadipsa sylvestris'') and the yamabiru or Japanese Mountain Leech (''Haemadipsa zeylanica''). Members of the genus feed on blood. They are troublesome to humans and animals especially because their bites result in prolonged bleeding. Species in the genus ''Haemadipsa'' *''Haemadipsa cavatuses'' *''Haemadipsa cochiniana'' *''Haemadipsa crenata'' *''Haemadipsa hainana'' *''Haemadipsa interrupta'' *''Haemadipsa japonica'' *''Haemadipsa limuna'' *''Haemadipsa moorei'' *''Haemadipsa montana'' *''Haemadipsa ornata'' *''Haemadipsa picta'' (Tiger leech) *''Haemadipsa rjukjuana'' *''Haemadipsa sumatrana'' *''Haemadipsa sylvestris'' (Indian leech) *''Haemadipsa trimaculosa'' *''Haemadipsa zeylanica'' (Japanese mountain leech) References ...
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Borneo () is the List of islands by area, third-largest island in the world, with an area of , and population of 23,053,723 (2020 national censuses). Situated at the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia, it is one of the Greater Sunda Islands, located north of Java Island, Java, west of Sulawesi, and east of Sumatra. The island is crossed by the equator, which divides it roughly in half. The list of divided islands, island is politically divided among three states. The sovereign state of Brunei in the north makes up 1% of the territory. Approximately 73% of Borneo is Indonesian territory, and in the north, the East Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak make up about 26% of the island. The Malaysian federal territory of Labuan is situated on a small island just off the coast of Borneo. Etymology When the sixteenth-century Portuguese explorer Jorge de Menezes made contact with the indigenous people of Borneo, they referred to their island as ''Pulu K'lemantang'', which ...
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Haemadipsa Moorei
''Haemadipsa'' is a genus of leeches, with members commonly known as ''jawed land leeches''. These annelids are known from subtropical and tropical regions around the Indian and Pacific Ocean. Well-known ''Haemadipsa'' are for example the Indian Leech (''Haemadipsa sylvestris'') and the yamabiru or Japanese Mountain Leech (''Haemadipsa zeylanica''). Members of the genus feed on blood. They are troublesome to humans and animals especially because their bites result in prolonged bleeding. Species in the genus ''Haemadipsa'' *'' Haemadipsa cavatuses'' *'' Haemadipsa cochiniana'' *'' Haemadipsa crenata'' *'' Haemadipsa hainana'' *'' Haemadipsa interrupta'' *'' Haemadipsa japonica'' *'' Haemadipsa limuna'' *'' Haemadipsa moorei'' *'' Haemadipsa montana'' *'' Haemadipsa ornata'' *'' Haemadipsa picta'' (Tiger leech) *'' Haemadipsa rjukjuana'' *''Haemadipsa sumatrana ''Haemadipsa'' is a genus of leeches, with members commonly known as ''jawed land leeches''. These annelids are known fro ...
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Haemadipsa Sylvestris
''Haemadipsa sylvestris'' is a species of blood-feeding leech Leeches are segmented parasitism, parasitic or Predation, predatory worms that comprise the Class (biology), subclass Hirudinea within the phylum Annelida. They are closely related to the Oligochaeta, oligochaetes, which include the earthwor ... recorded from India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Malaysia, and Indonesia. A species of freshwater crab, '' Himalayapotamon atkinsonianum'', has been recorded as a host. The species is known to grow as large as 40 mm in length and 7 mm wide. It is a lowland species, and closely associated with water; it lives near riverbanks and ponds, and may sometimes be flooded out in some regions. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q11117129 Haemadipsidae Fauna of the Indomalayan realm Animals described in 1894 ...
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Haemadipsa Sumatrana
''Haemadipsa'' is a genus of leeches, with members commonly known as ''jawed land leeches''. These annelids are known from subtropical and tropical regions around the Indian and Pacific Ocean. Well-known ''Haemadipsa'' are for example the Indian Leech (''Haemadipsa sylvestris'') and the yamabiru or Japanese Mountain Leech (''Haemadipsa zeylanica''). Members of the genus feed on blood. They are troublesome to humans and animals especially because their bites result in prolonged bleeding. Species in the genus ''Haemadipsa'' *''Haemadipsa cavatuses'' *''Haemadipsa cochiniana'' *''Haemadipsa crenata'' *''Haemadipsa hainana'' *''Haemadipsa interrupta'' *''Haemadipsa japonica'' *''Haemadipsa limuna'' *''Haemadipsa moorei'' *''Haemadipsa montana'' *''Haemadipsa ornata'' *''Haemadipsa picta'' (Tiger leech) *''Haemadipsa rjukjuana'' *''Haemadipsa sumatrana'' *''Haemadipsa sylvestris'' (Indian leech) *''Haemadipsa trimaculosa'' *''Haemadipsa zeylanica'' (Japanese mountain leech) References ...
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Haemadipsa Rjukjuana
''Haemadipsa rjukjuana'' is a species of terrestrial blood-feeding leach in the family Haemadipsidae (order Arhynchobdellida). They are mostly found in Taiwan, although they have also been confirmed from Gageo Island in South Korea. Several pathogens have been reported from the leech, specifically ''Anaplasma, Bartonella, Borrelia, Ehrlichia, Rickettsia, and Wolbachia ''Wolbachia'' is a genus of gram-negative bacteria infecting many species of arthropods and filarial nematodes. The symbiotic relationship ranges from parasitism to obligate mutualism. It is one of the most common parasitic microbes of arthrop ...''. ''Haemadipsa rjukjuana'' was the first leech recorded to carry a ''Bartonella'' species. A 2011 study found that the species is genetically distinct from '' Haemadipsa japonica''. Physical description ''Haemadipsa rjukjuana'' is distinctive for its colourations on its back, having black splotches over a reddish, yellowish, or greyish background. Another distin ...
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Haemadipsa Picta
''Haemadipsa picta'' (common names: tiger leech, or less commonly, stinging land leech) is a large (up to 33 mm long) terrestrial leech found in Borneo, Indochina, and Taiwan. It was described by John Percy Moore based on specimens collected from Sarawak Sarawak ( , ) is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia. It is the largest among the 13 states, with an area almost equal to that of Peninsular Malaysia. Sarawak is located in East Malaysia in northwest Borneo, and is ..., Borneo. It preys primarily on medium- to large-sized mammals, including humans. Ecology and behavior ''Haemadipsa picta'' occur on bushes and grasses about 1 metre or higher above the ground in moist forests. They are fast and actively moving, and even known to fall onto hikers from higher bushes or leaves. They attach themselves to the hands, arms, shoulders, and even neck of passers-by. The bites of this species are comparatively painful and difficult to heal, hence the co ...
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Haemadipsa Ornata
''Haemadipsa'' is a genus of leeches, with members commonly known as ''jawed land leeches''. These annelids are known from subtropical and tropical regions around the Indian and Pacific Ocean. Well-known ''Haemadipsa'' are for example the Indian Leech (''Haemadipsa sylvestris'') and the yamabiru or Japanese Mountain Leech (''Haemadipsa zeylanica''). Members of the genus feed on blood. They are troublesome to humans and animals especially because their bites result in prolonged bleeding. Species in the genus ''Haemadipsa'' *'' Haemadipsa cavatuses'' *'' Haemadipsa cochiniana'' *'' Haemadipsa crenata'' *'' Haemadipsa hainana'' *'' Haemadipsa interrupta'' *'' Haemadipsa japonica'' *'' Haemadipsa limuna'' *''Haemadipsa moorei'' *'' Haemadipsa montana'' *'' Haemadipsa ornata'' *''Haemadipsa picta'' (Tiger leech) *''Haemadipsa rjukjuana'' *''Haemadipsa sumatrana'' *''Haemadipsa sylvestris'' (Indian leech) *''Haemadipsa trimaculosa'' *''Haemadipsa zeylanica ''Haemadipsa'' is a genus of ...
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Malaysia
Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy consisting of States and federal territories of Malaysia, 13 states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two regions: Peninsular Malaysia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula and East Malaysia on the island of Borneo. Peninsular Malaysia shares land and maritime Malaysia–Thailand border, borders with Thailand, as well as maritime borders with Singapore, Vietnam, and Indonesia; East Malaysia shares land borders with Brunei and Indonesia, and a maritime border with the Philippines and Vietnam. Kuala Lumpur is the country's national capital, List of cities and towns in Malaysia by population, largest city, and the seat of the Parliament of Malaysia, legislative branch of the Government of Malaysia, federal government, while Putrajaya is the federal administrative capi ...
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