Cystobranchus

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Cystobranchus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Clade: Pleistoannelida
Clade: Sedentaria
Class: Clitellata
Subclass: Hirudinea
Order: Rhynchobdellida
Family: Piscicolidae
Genus: Cystobranchus
Diesing, 1859 [1]
Species [1]
  • Cystobranchus fasciatus (Kollar, 1842)
  • Cystobranchus meyeriHayunga & Grey, 1976
  • Cystobranchus mammillatus(Malm, 1863) [2]
  • Cystobranchus moorei(Moore, 1936)
  • Cystobranchus pawlowskiiSket, 1968
  • Cystobranchus salmostiticusMeyer, 1940 [3]
  • Cystobranchus verrilliMeyer, 1940
  • Cystobranchus virginicusHoffman, 1964
  • Cystobranchus vividusVerrill, 1872
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Cystobranchus is a genus of leeches (Hirudinea) belonging to the family Piscicolidae. [1] These leeches are associated with freshwater fishes, and closely related to the genus Piscicola . [3] They are distributed in Europe and North America. They attach themselves on the external part of fish and feed on their blood, which could cause the fish to be more suspectable to stressors and diseases. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Cystobranchus Diesing, 1859". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2 Feb 2024.
  2. ↑ Cystobranchus ADW Animal Diversity Web
  3. 1 2 3 Burreson, E. M., Light, J. E., & Williams, J. I. (2005). Redescription of Cystobranchus virginicus Hoffman, 1964, and Cystobranchus salmositicus (Meyer, 1946) (Hirudinida: Piscicolidae) from Freshwater Fishes in North America. Comparative Parasitology, 72(2), 157–165.
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