Helobdella stagnalis

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Helobdella stagnalis
Freshwater leech (Helobdella stagnalis) (19948441589).jpg
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Clade: Pleistoannelida
Clade: Sedentaria
Class: Clitellata
Subclass: Hirudinea
Order: Rhynchobdellida
Family: Glossiphoniidae
Genus: Helobdella
Species:
H. stagnalis
Binomial name
Helobdella stagnalis
(Linnaeus, 1758)

Helobdella stagnalis is a species of leech. [1]

The species was described in 1758 by Carolus Linnaeus as Hirudo stagnalis. [1]

It has cosmopolitan distribution. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Helobdella stagnalis (Linnaeus, 1758)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 12 January 2021.