leech
Leeches are segmented parasitism, parasitic or Predation, predatory worms that comprise the Class (biology), subclass Hirudinea within the phylum Annelida. They are closely related to the Oligochaeta, oligochaetes, which include the earthwor ...
es belonging to the order
Arhynchobdellida
Arhynchobdellida, the proboscisless leeches, are a monophyletic order (biology), order of leeches. They are defined by the lack of the protrusible proboscis that defines their sister taxon, the Rhynchobdellida.Uttam, Suneha, and Seema Langer.Dis ...
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Genera
The ''Interim Register of Marine and Non-marine Genera''IRMNG taxon details: Hirudinidae (retrieved 28 August 2021) lists:
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Hirudo
''Hirudo'' is a genus of leeches of the family Hirudinidae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in his landmark 1758 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae''.
The two well-accepted species within the genus are:
*''Hirudo medicinalis'' Linnaeus, 1758
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Hirudobdella
''Hirudobdella'' is a genus of annelids belonging to the family Hirudinidae
Hirudinidae is a family of leeches belonging to the order Arhynchobdellida.
Genera
The ''Interim Register of Marine and Non-marine Genera''Limnatis'' Moquin-Tandon, 1827
# '' Limnobdella'' Blanchard, 1893
# '' Ornithobdella'' Benham, 1909
# '' Pintobdella'' Caballero, 1937
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Poecilobdella
''Poecilobdella''Blanchard (1893) ''Bol. Mus. Zool. Anat. comp. Torino'', 8, no. 145. is a genus of Asian leeches belonging to the family Hirudinidae. Together with the genus ''Hirudinaria (annelid), Hirudinaria'', they have been called Asian bu ...
Dinobdella
''Dinobdella ferox'' is a species of leech in the family Praobdellidae. The species is found widely in Southeast Asia and mainly feeds on the mucosal membranes of the mammalian upper respiratory tract. It has been documented to feed on humans. ...