Placobdella

Placobdella is a genus of leeches belonging to the family Glossiphoniidae.[1]

Placobdella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Class: Clitellata
Subclass: Hirudinea
Order: Rhynchobdellida
Family: Glossiphoniidae
Genus: Placobdella
Blanchard, 1893

The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.[1]

Species:[1]

  • Placobdella ali Hughes & Siddall, 2007
  • Placobdella appalachiensis Moser & Hopkins, 2014
  • Placobdella bdellae Ingram, 1957
  • Placobdella bistriata Pinto, 1920

References

  1. "Placobdella Blanchard, 1893". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
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