Macrobdellidae

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Macrobdellidae
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Macrobdella mimicus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Clade: Pleistoannelida
Clade: Sedentaria
Class: Clitellata
Subclass: Hirudinea
Order: Arhynchobdellida
Suborder: Hirudiniformes
Family: Macrobdellidae
Richardson, 1969

Macrobdellidae [1] is a family of Nearctic leeches belonging to the order Arhynchobdellida. [2]

Genera

The family is accepted to include, since 2010: [3]

  1. Macrobdella Verrill, 1872
  2. Oxyptychus Grube, 1850
  3. Philobdella Verrill, 1874

References

  1. ↑ Richardson LR (1969) A contribution to the systematics of the hirudinid leeches, with description of new families, genera and species. Acta Zoologica Hungarica 15 (1/2), S. 97–149.
  2. ↑ "Macrobdellidae". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  3. ↑ Phillips, Anna J.; Arauco-Brown, Renzo; Oceguera-Figueroa, Alejandro; Gomez, Gloria P.; Beltrán, María; Lai, Yi-Te; Siddall, Mark E. (2010-04-14). DeSalle, Robert (ed.). "Tyrannobdella rex N. Gen. N. Sp. and the Evolutionary Origins of Mucosal Leech Infestations". PLoS ONE. 5 (4). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0010057 . ISSN   1932-6203. PMC   2854684 . PMID   20418947.
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