''Placobdella'' is a genus of
leech
Leeches are segmented parasitic or predatory worms that comprise the subclass Hirudinea within the phylum Annelida. They are closely related to the oligochaetes, which include the earthworm, and like them have soft, muscular segmented b ...
es belonging to the family
Glossiphoniidae
Glossiphoniidae are a family of freshwater proboscis-bearing leeches. These leeches are generally flattened, and have a poorly defined anterior sucker. Most suck the blood of freshwater vertebrates like amphibians, crocodilians and aquatic ...
.
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.
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"
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species
*'' Placobdella ali''
*'' Placobdella appalachiensis''
*'' Placobdella bdellae''
*'' Placobdella bistriata''
*'' Placobdella burresonae'' Siddall & Bowerman, 2006
* ''Placobdella parisitica'' ( Say, 1824)
References
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Leeches
Annelid genera