Philobdella[1] is a genus of Nearctic leeches belonging to the family Macrobdellidae.[2]

Philobdella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Class: Clitellata
Subclass: Hirudinea
Order: Arhynchobdellida
Suborder: Hirudiniformes
Family: Macrobdellidae
Genus: Philobdella
Verrill, 1874

Species edit

ITIS includes the following:[3]

  1. Philobdella floridana (Verrill, 1874)[1]
  2. Philobdella gracilis Moore, 1901[4]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Verrill AE (1874) Synopsis of North American freshwater leeches. United States Fisheries Commission Report for 1872–73, Pt. 2. 666–689.
  2. ^ IRMNG: taxon details: Macrobdellidae (retrieved 28 August 2021)
  3. ^ "Philobdella". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  4. ^ Moore JP (1901) Descriptions of two new leeches from Puerto Rico. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission, 2, 211–222.

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