| Placobdella | |
|---|---|
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| P. rugosa | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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 in 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 an 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
References
- "Placobdella Blanchard, 1893". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- 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"
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Out of scope". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2025-03-30.