Prevalence and Occurrences of Flagellated Protozoan Cryptobia helicls in Garden Snail Helix sp

Abstract The prevalence and morphological feature of the flagellated protozoan , Cryptobia helicls living in the reproductive system of garden snail, Helix sp. (Muller,1774) found in Erbil cityKurdistan region, Iraq was investigated. The prevalence of Cryptobia helicls in garden snail Helix sp. collected in the spring of 2010 was found to be %20 this study is the first record of the occurrences of Cryptobia helicls in the garden snail, Helix sp. in Kurdistan region , Iraq

A review of \u3cem\u3eOrthochirus\u3c/em\u3e from Turkey, Iraq, and Iran (Khoozestan, Ilam, and Lorestan Provinces), with descriptions of three new species (Scorpiones: Buthidae)

Three new species, Orthochirus fomichevi sp. n. from Turkey and Iraq, O. gantenbeini sp. n. from Iran (Khoozestan Province), and O. navidpouri sp. n. from Iran (Khoozestan and Lorestan Provinces) are described, compared with other Orthochirus species from the region, and fully illustrated with color photos. Lectotype of O. mesopotamicus Birula, 1918 stat. n. from Iran (Khoozestan Province) is designated. Emended diagnoses are given for O. iranus Kovařík, 2004, O. iraqus Kovařík, 2004, O. mesopotamicus Birula, 1918 stat. n., and O. zagrosensis Kovařík, 2004. A key and a distribution map are included

New records of \u3ci\u3eMesobuthus mesopotamicus\u3c/i\u3e (Penther, 1912) in Iraq and \u3ci\u3eMesobuthus faiki\u3c/i\u3e sp. nov. from Turkey (Scorpiones: Buthidae)

New locality records for Mesobuthus mesopotamicus (Penther, 1912) are given from Iraq. The populations from southeastern Turkey, earlier identified as M. mesopotamicus by Kovařík et al. (2022), are examined and compared with the specimens from the area close to the type locality of M. mesopotamicus. These populations are described as a new species, Mesobuthus faiki sp. nov. Detailed illustrations of both species and a map are given