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Philobdella

Philobdella is a genus of Nearctic leeches belonging to the family Macrobdellidae.

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Philobdella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Clade: Pleistoannelida
Clade: Sedentaria
Class: Clitellata
Subclass: Hirudinea
Order: Arhynchobdellida
Suborder: Hirudiniformes
Family: Macrobdellidae
Genus: Philobdella
Verrill, 1874

Philobdella1 is a genus of Nearctic leeches belonging to the family Macrobdellidae.2

Species

ITIS includes the following:3

  1. Philobdella floridana (Verrill, 1874)1
  2. Philobdella gracilis Moore, 19014
References

References

  1. Verrill AE (1874) Synopsis of North American freshwater leeches. United States Fisheries Commission Report for 1872–73, Pt. 2. 666–689.
  2. IRMNG: taxon details: Macrobdellidae (retrieved 28 August 2021)
  3. "Philobdella". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  4. Moore, J P (1901). The Hirudinea of Illinois. pp. 511–8.
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