Macrobdella Explained

Macrobdella is a genus of leeches native to freshwater ecosystems of North America, especially Canada, Mexico, and the United States.^[1] The genus is commonly referred to as North American medicinal leeches.

Species

• Macrobdella decora (Say, 1824)^[2]
• Macrobdella diplotertia Meyer, 1975^[3]
• Macrobdella ditetra Moore, 1953^[4]
• Macrobdella mimicus Phillips, Salas-Montiel, Kvist, Oceguera-Figueroa, 2019^[5]
• Macrobdella sestertia Whitman, 1886^[6]

References

1. Oceguera-Figueroa. Alejandro. Salas-Montiel. Ricardo. Phillips. Anna J.. July 2016. Distribution of the New England Medicinal Leech, Macrobdella sestertia Whitman, 1886 and redeterminations of specimens of Macrobdella (Annelida: Clitellata: Macrobdellidae) at the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 129. 1. 103–113. 10.2988/0006-324X-129.Q2.103. 0006-324X. free.
2. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Macrobdella decora (Say, 1824). www.marinespecies.org. 2019-08-17.
3. Web site: ITIS Standard Report Page: Macrobdella diplotertia. www.itis.gov. 2019-08-17.
4. Web site: ITIS Standard Report Page: Macrobdella ditetra. www.itis.gov. 2019-08-17.
5. Oceguera-Figueroa. Alejandro. Kvist. Sebastian. Salas-Montiel. Ricardo. Phillips. Anna J.. 15 August 2019. Phylogenetic Position and Description of a New Species of Medicinal Leech from the Eastern United States. Journal of Parasitology. 105. 4. 587–597. 10.1645/18-119. 31414949. 0022-3395.
6. Web site: ITIS Standard Report Page: Macrobdella sestertia. www.itis.gov. 2019-08-17.