Limnatis (annelid) explained

Limnatis is a genus of freshwater leeches, recorded from Europe, Africa and western Asia.^{[1] [2]} Authorities disagree whether this genus should be placed in the family Hirudinidae^[3] or Praobdellidae.^[1]

Species

Limnatis includes the following species:^{[4] [1]}

• Limnatis haasi Johansson, 1927
• Limnatis nilotica (Savigny, 1822)
• Limnatis paluda (Tennent, 1859)

Notes and References

1. https://www.gbif.org/species/9517429 GBIF
2. WoRMS . 2020 . Limnatis Moquin-Tandon, 1827 . 1324747 . 17 April 2020.
3. https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1350649 IRMG
4. Web site: Limnatis . UniProt . 17 April 2020.