''Poecilobdella''Blanchard (1893) ''Bol. Mus. Zool. Anat. comp. Torino'', 8, no. 145. is a genus of Asian
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 family
Hirudinidae
Hirudinidae is a family of leeches belonging to the order Arhynchobdellida.
Genera
The ''Interim Register of Marine and Non-marine Genera''Hirudinaria'', they have been called Asian buffalo (or cattle) leeches.Phillips AJ (2012) Phylogenetic placement of a new species of Asian buffalo leech (Arhynchobdellida: Hirudinidae), and confirmation of human-mediated dispersal of a congener to the Caribbean. ''Invertebrate Systematics'', 26, 293–302 DOI also available from ResearchGate (accessed 29 August 2021)
Species
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Poecilobdella blanchardi
''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'', they have been called Asian buffalo (or cattle) leec ...
'' (Moore, 1901) - type species - previously placed in subgenus: '' Limnatis (Poecilobdella)'' Blanchard, 1893
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Poecilobdella hubeiensis
''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'', they have been called Asian buffalo (or cattle) leec ...
'' Yang, 1980
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Poecilobdella nanjingensis
''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'', they have been called Asian buffalo (or cattle) leec ...
'' Yang, 1996
Now placed in the genus '' Hirudinaria'':
* ''Poecilobdella javanica'' (Wahlberg, 1855)
* ''Poecilobdella manillensis'' (Lesson, 1842)