Macrobdellidae

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Macrobdellidae
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Macrobdella mimicus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Clade: Pleistoannelida
Clade: Sedentaria
Class: Clitellata
Subclass: Hirudinea
Order: Arhynchobdellida
Suborder: Hirudiniformes
Family: Macrobdellidae
Richardson, 1969

Macrobdellidae[1] is a family of Nearctic leeches belonging to the order Arhynchobdellida.[2]

Genera

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The family is accepted to include, since 2010:[3]

  1. Macrobdella Verrill, 1872
  2. Oxyptychus Grube, 1850
  3. Philobdella Verrill, 1874

References

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  1. ^ Richardson LR (1969) A contribution to the systematics of the hirudinid leeches, with description of new families, genera and species. Acta Zoologica Hungarica 15 (1/2), S. 97–149.
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