Placobdella
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| Placobdella | |
|---|---|
| File:Placobdella rugosa (YPM IZ 056681).jpeg | |
| P. rugosa | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
| Clade: | Sedentaria |
| Class: | Clitellata |
| Subclass: | Hirudinea |
| Order: | Rhynchobdellida |
| Family: | Glossiphoniidae |
| Genus: | Placobdella Blanchard, 1893 |
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Placobdella is a genus of leeches in the family Glossiphoniidae.[1] Species can grow up to 6.5 cm in length, have extremely close eyes and mouths located on the rim or near the anterior (front) sucker.[2]
The genus has an almost cosmopolitan distribution.[1]
Species
[edit | edit source]The World Register of Marine Species lists 15 species:[3]
- Placobdella akahkway Fan, De Carle & Kvist, 2022
- (Müller, 1846) Moore, 1953
- Hemingway, 1908 Placobdella ringueleti
- Placobdella nabeulensis Lopez-Jimenez & Oceguera-Figueroa, 2009
- Placobdella kwetlumye Ahmed et al. 2023
- (Verrill, 1874) Placobdella siddalli
- Placobdella ornata Richardson & Moser in Richardson et al., 2017
- Placobdella costata Oceguera-Figueroa et al. 2010
- (Verrill, 1872) Oceguera-Figueroa et al. 2010
- Placobdella parasitica Placobdella multilineata
- (Say, 1824) Placobdella sophieae
- Placobdella rugosa Placobdella pediculata
References
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- ^ Great Lakes Wetlands | Invert Help Sheets: Annelida Hirudinea Glossiphoniidae v2 —"based on keys and descriptions from Thorp & Covich (2016), Pennak (2001), Klemm (1985); by Michelle Dobrin, U of Windsor, 2017"
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