Records of the Zoological Survey of India - A Journal of Indian Zoology

C. K. Mandal ¹, S. Dhani ¹

Affiliations
1 Zoological Survey of India, FPS Building, Kolkata-700016, IN

Abstract

Out of 700 species of leeches known in the world, 64 species are recorded in India (Mandal, 2009). There are 26 species of leeches belong to the genus Placobdella Blanchard 1893 in the world. Sixteen species of the genus Placobdella are described from North America, one species from Europe, three species from South America and 6 species from Asia. Out of six species of this genus reported from India, five species are endemic. Soos (1965) is the pioneer in Taxonomy of leeches in the world. He has described a number of new species. Majority of the new species of leeches were described by Harding and Moore (1924, 1927), Bhatia (1931). Mandal (2004a and 2004b) has described two new species, collected from West Bengal. Bandyopadhyay (2004 and 2005), Mandal (2004 and 2010), have done some work on ecology of leeches. Soota (1977), Chandra (1983), Ghosh (1998) also contributed considerably to the taxonomy of leeches of India.

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C. K. Mandal ¹, S. Dhani ¹, Poulami Paul ²

Affiliations
1 Zoological Survey of India, 27, J. L. Nehru Road, FPS Building, Kolkata-7000016, IN
2 Zoological Survey of India, “M” Block New Alipore, Kolkata-700053, IN

Abstract

Bibhuti Bhusan National Park (Latitude 22°11'16" North to 23°15'12" North and Longitude 88°20' East) is situated in the district of North 24 Parganas, West Bengal. Previously it was named as Parmadan Park. Principally it is a deer park. But most of other faunas are found in this park. There is a canal just outside border of the park. Medicinal plants and different types of trees of this park attract the people. So, fascinating beauties of the flora and fauna of the area lure the travelling loving people of India. These aquatic and terrestrial faunas are not only for the common people but also for the scientists. Aquatic and terrestrial Leech fauna of this National Park attract the Taxonomists very much.

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