Placobdella

Placobdella
P. rugosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Annelida
Clade:	Pleistoannelida
Clade:	Sedentaria
Class:	Clitellata
Subclass:	Hirudinea
Order:	Rhynchobdellida
Family:	Glossiphoniidae
Genus:	Placobdella Blanchard, 1893

Placobdella is a genus of leeches belonging to the family Glossiphoniidae. ^[1] Species can grow up to 6.5 cm in length, have extremely close eyes and mouths located on the rim or near the anterior (front) sucker. ^[2]

The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution. ^[1]

Species

The World Register of Marine Species lists 15 species: ^[3]

• Placobdella akahkway Fan, De Carle & Kvist, 2022
• Placobdella costata (Müller, 1846)
• Placobdella kwetlumye Oceguera-Figueroa et al. 2010
• Placobdella multilineata Moore, 1953
• Placobdella nabeulensis Ahmed et al. 2023
• Placobdella ornata (Verrill, 1872)
• Placobdella parasitica (Say, 1824)
• Placobdella pediculata Hemingway, 1908
• Placobdella ringueleti Lopez-Jimenez & Oceguera-Figueroa, 2009
• Placobdella rugosa (Verrill, 1874)
• Placobdella siddalli Richardson & Moser in Richardson et al., 2017
• Placobdella sophieae Oceguera-Figueroa et al. 2010

References

1. "Placobdella Blanchard, 1893". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
2. Great Lakes Wetlands | Invert Help Sheets: Annelida Hirudinea Glossiphoniidae v2 —"based on keys and descriptions from Thorp & Covich (2016), Pennak (2001), Klemm (1985); by Michelle Dobrin, U of Windsor, 2017"
3. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Out of scope". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2025-03-30.