Limnatis (annelid)

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Limnatis
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Limnatis nilotica
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Clade: Pleistoannelida
Clade: Sedentaria
Class: Clitellata
Subclass: Hirudinea
Order: Arhynchobdellida
Family: Hirudinidae
Genus: Limnatis
Moquin-Tandon, 1827
Synonyms
  • Limnotis Gérard, 1845
  • Bdella Savigny, 1822

Limnatis is a genus of freshwater leeches, recorded from Europe, Africa and western Asia. [1] [2] Authorities disagree whether this genus should be placed in the family Hirudinidae [3] or Praobdellidae. [1]

Species

Limnatis includes the following species: [4] [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 GBIF: Limnatis Moquin-Tandon, 1827
  2. ↑ WoRMS (2020). "Limnatis Moquin-Tandon, 1827". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  3. ↑ IRMG: taxon details Limnatis Moquin-Tandon, 1827
  4. ↑ "Limnatis". UniProt. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
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