Hirudinidae Explained

Hirudinidae^[1] is a family of leeches belonging to the order Arhynchobdellida.^[2]

Genera

The Interim Register of Marine and Non-marine Genera^[3] lists:

1. Hirudo Linnaeus, 1758
2. Limnatis Moquin-Tandon, 1827
3. Limnobdella Blanchard, 1893
4. Ornithobdella Benham, 1909
5. Pintobdella Caballero, 1937
6. Poecilobdella Blanchard, 1893

Genera of uncertain placement:

1. Asiaticobdella Richardson, 1969
2. Aulastoma Moquin-Tandon, 1827
3. Dinobdella Moore, 1927
4. Diplobdella Moore, 1902
5. Hexabdella Verrill, 1872
6. Myxobdella Oka, 1917
7. Oxyptychus Grube, 1850
8. Potamobdella Caballero

External links

• Web site: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist.. Bisby F.A.. Roskov Y.R.. Orrell T.M.. Nicolson D.. Paglinawan L.E.. Bailly N.. Kirk P.M.. Bourgoin T.. Baillargeon G.. Ouvrard D. (red.). 2011. Species 2000: Reading, UK.. 28 February 2016.

Notes and References

1. Whitman CO (1886). The Leeches of Japan. Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science. (series 2) 26(103): 317-416.
2. Web site: Hirudinidae . www.gbif.org . 28 August 2021 . en.
3. https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=109179 IRMNG