''Placobdelloides '' 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
glossophoniid leeches.
Description
Species of ''Placobdelloides'' lack a jaw and usually feed with a protrusible proboscis; they are predacious or sanguivorous, or both, on a variety of prey such as shrimps, waterfowl, fish, amphibians, turtles, crocodiles or mammals.
Species
The genus includes 17
species
A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...
found worldwide:
[ ]
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Placobdelloides bancrofti''
(Best, 1931)
* ''
Placobdelloides bdellae''
(Ingram, 1957)
* ''
Placobdelloides emydae
''Placobdelloides '' is a genus of Glossiphoniidae, glossophoniid leeches.
Description
Species of ''Placobdelloides'' lack a jaw and usually feed with a protrusible proboscis; they are predacious or sanguivorous, or both, on a variety of prey su ...
''
(Harding, 1924)
* ''
Placobdelloides fimbriata''
(Johansson, 1909)
* ''
Placobdelloides fulva''
(Harding, 1921)
* ''
Placobdelloides horai
''Placobdelloides '' is a genus of glossophoniid leeches.
Description
Species of ''Placobdelloides'' lack a jaw and usually feed with a protrusible proboscis; they are predacious or sanguivorous, or both, on a variety of prey such as shrimps, w ...
''
(Baugh, 1960)
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Placobdelloides indica
''Placobdelloides '' is a genus of glossophoniid leeches.
Description
Species of ''Placobdelloides'' lack a jaw and usually feed with a protrusible proboscis; they are predacious or sanguivorous, or both, on a variety of prey such as shrimps, w ...
''
(Baugh, 1960)
* ''
Placobdelloides jaegerskioeldi
''Placobdelloides '' is a genus of glossophoniid leeches.
Description
Species of ''Placobdelloides'' lack a jaw and usually feed with a protrusible proboscis; they are predacious or sanguivorous, or both, on a variety of prey such as shrimps, w ...
''
(Johansson, 1909)
* ''
Placobdelloides maorica
''Placobdelloides '' is a genus of glossophoniid leeches.
Description
Species of ''Placobdelloides'' lack a jaw and usually feed with a protrusible proboscis; they are predacious or sanguivorous, or both, on a variety of prey such as shrimps, w ...
''
(Benham, 1907)
* ''
Placobdelloides multistriata
''Placobdelloides '' is a genus of glossophoniid leeches.
Description
Species of ''Placobdelloides'' lack a jaw and usually feed with a protrusible proboscis; they are predacious or sanguivorous, or both, on a variety of prey such as shrimps, w ...
''
(Johansson, 1909)
* ''
Placobdelloides octostriata
''Placobdelloides '' is a genus of glossophoniid leeches.
Description
Species of ''Placobdelloides'' lack a jaw and usually feed with a protrusible proboscis; they are predacious or sanguivorous, or both, on a variety of prey such as shrimps, w ...
''
(Grube, 1866)
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Placobdelloides okadai
''Placobdelloides '' is a genus of glossophoniid leeches.
Description
Species of ''Placobdelloides'' lack a jaw and usually feed with a protrusible proboscis; they are predacious or sanguivorous, or both, on a variety of prey such as shrimps, w ...
''
(Oka, 1925)
* ''
Placobdelloides okai
''Placobdelloides '' is a genus of glossophoniid leeches.
Description
Species of ''Placobdelloides'' lack a jaw and usually feed with a protrusible proboscis; they are predacious or sanguivorous, or both, on a variety of prey such as shrimps, w ...
''
(Soós, 1969)
* ''
Placobdelloides siamensis
''Placobdelloides '' is a genus of glossophoniid leeches.
Description
Species of ''Placobdelloides'' lack a jaw and usually feed with a protrusible proboscis; they are predacious or sanguivorous, or both, on a variety of prey such as shrimps, w ...
''
(Oka, 1917)
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Placobdelloides sirikanchanae
''Placobdelloides '' is a genus of glossophoniid leeches.
Description
Species of ''Placobdelloides'' lack a jaw and usually feed with a protrusible proboscis; they are predacious or sanguivorous, or both, on a variety of prey such as shrimps, w ...
''
Trivalairat, Chiangkul & Purivirojkul, 2019
* ''
Placobdelloides stellapapillosa
''Placobdelloides '' is a genus of glossophoniid leeches.
Description
Species of ''Placobdelloides'' lack a jaw and usually feed with a protrusible proboscis; they are predacious or sanguivorous, or both, on a variety of prey such as shrimps, w ...
''
Goverdich et al., 2002
* ''
Placobdelloides undulata''
(Harding, 1924)
References
Glossiphoniidae
Annelid genera
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