''Limnatis'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

of freshwater

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, recorded from Europe, Africa and western Asia.GBIF
''Limnatis'' Moquin-Tandon, 1827 Authorities disagree whether this genus should be placed in the family

Hirudinidae Hirudinidae is a family of leeches belonging to the order Arhynchobdellida. Genera The ''Interim Register of Marine and Non-marine Genera''Praobdellidae Praobdellidae is a family (biology), family of hematophagous leeches which live on the mucous membranes of mammals and sometimes invertebrates. These are internal Parasitism , parasites that enter the body through natural orifices (usually nasal ...

Species

''Limnatis'' includes the following species: * '' Limnatis haasi'' Johansson, 1927 * '' Limnatis nilotica'' (Savigny, 1822) * '' Limnatis paluda'' (Tennent, 1859)

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q19947189 Arhynchobdellida Annelid genera