title: A checklist of leech species from Poland.
abstract: In this study 47 leech species from Poland are listed. They belong to two orders, two suborders, five families and 17 genera. The checklist also includes the information about hosts, distribution in Poland and references concerning the leech species discussed in this study.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, 5 Oczapowskiego Street, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland. alekb@uwm.edu.pl
authors.forename: Aleksander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bielecki
authors.forename: Joanna M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Cichocka
authors.forename: Iwona
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Jeleń
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Swiatek
authors.forename: Zaneta
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Adamiak-Brud
mesh_terms: D000663:Amphibians / Q000469:parasitology; D000818:Animals; D057189:Checklist; D005399:Fishes / Q000469:parasitology; D054884:Host-Pathogen Interactions; D006801:Humans; D007313:Insecta / Q000469:parasitology; D007448:Invertebrates / Q000469:parasitology; D007865:Leeches / Q000145:classification*; D011044:Poland; D013045:Species Specificity; D014714:Vertebrates / Q000469:parasitology