Acanthobdellidea Explained

Acanthobdellidea is an infraclass of primitive leeches; some authors place them in a separate subclass from the Hirudinea.[1] However, the World Register of Marine Species places them within the Hirudinea, as a sister group to Euhirudinea, the true leeches.[2]

Species in the group include Acanthobdella peledina, described by the German zoologist Adolph Eduard Grube in 1851,[3] and A. livanowi, described in 1966.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Siddall . Mark E. . Burreson . Eugene M. . Leeches (Oligochaeta?: Euhirudinea), their phylogeny and the evolution of life-history strategies . Hydrobiologia . 334 . 1–3 . 1996 . 10.1007/bf00017378 . 277–285. 21736028 .
  2. Kolb, Jürgen . 2018 . Hirudinea . 2041 . 7 May 2018.
  3. Kolb, Jürgen . 2018 . Acanthobdella peledina Grube, 1851 . 763070 . 7 May 2018.
  4. Kolb, Jürgen . 2018 . Acanthobdella livanowi (Epshtein, 1966) . 763071 . 7 May 2018.

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