''Macrobdella'' is a
genus
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of
leech
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es native to
freshwater ecosystem
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s of
North America, especially
Canada
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,
Mexico
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, and the
United States
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. The genus is commonly referred to as North American medicinal leeches.
Species
* ''
Macrobdella decora
''Macrobdella'' is a genus of leeches native to freshwater ecosystems of North America, especially Canada, Mexico, and the United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or Am ...
'' (Say, 1824)
* ''
Macrobdella diplotertia
''Macrobdella'' is a genus of leeches native to freshwater ecosystems of North America, especially Canada, Mexico, and the United States. The genus is commonly referred to as North American medicinal leeches.
Species
* ''Macrobdella decora
...
'' Meyer, 1975
*
''Macrobdella'' ''ditetra'' Moore, 1953
* ''
Macrobdella mimicus
''Macrobdella'' is a genus of leeches native to freshwater ecosystems of North America, especially Canada, Mexico, and the United States. The genus is commonly referred to as North American medicinal leeches.
Species
* ''Macrobdella decora'' ...
'' Phillips, Salas-Montiel, Kvist, Oceguera-Figueroa, 2019
*
''Macrobdella'' ''sestertia'' Whitman, 1886
References
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Leeches