Haemadipsa interrupta

Haemadipsa interrupta
Taman Negara, Malaysia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Annelida
Clade:	Pleistoannelida
Clade:	Sedentaria
Class:	Clitellata
Subclass:	Hirudinea
Order:	Arhynchobdellida
Family:	Haemadipsidae
Genus:	Haemadipsa
Species:	H. interrupta
Binomial name
Haemadipsa interrupta Moore, 1935

Haemadipsa interrupta is a hermatophagous terrestrial leech found in the Malay Peninsula. ^[1] It was described by John Percy Moore. ^[2]

Ecology and behavior

Haemadipsa interrupta occur on the ground in moist forests. They are fast and aggressive, feeding on a variety of prey by attaching themselves to the feet of passers-by. ^[3]

Description

Haemadipsa interrupta are distinctive by having their median dorsal stripe being broken into a series of dashes. ^[4]

References

1. Kvist, S.; Brugler, M.; Goh, T.; Giribet, G.; Siddall, M. (2014). "Pyrosequencing the salivary transcriptome of Haemadipsa interrupta (Annelida: Clitellata: Haemadipsidae): anticoagulant diversity and insight into the evolution of anticoagulation capabilities in leeches". Invertebrate Biology. 133 (1): 74–98. Bibcode:2014InvBi.133...74K. doi:10.1111/IVB.12039. S2CID   54039610.
2. "Haemadipsa interrupta (Moore 1935) - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
3. Kvist, Sebastian; Brugler, Mercer R.; Goh, Thary G.; Giribet, Gonzalo; Siddall, Mark E. (2014). "Pyrosequencing the salivary transcriptome of Haemadipsa interrupta (Annelida: Clitellata: Haemadipsidae): anticoagulant diversity and insight into the evolution of anticoagulation capabilities in leeches". Invertebrate Biology. 133 (1): 74–98. Bibcode:2014InvBi.133...74K. doi:10.1111/ivb.12039.
4. Moore, J. P. (1935). "Leeches from Borneo and the Malay Peninsula". The Bulletin of the Raffles Museum. 10: 67–79.

External links

• Media related to Haemadipsa interrupta at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Haemadipsa interrupta at Wikispecies