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Haemadipsa
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Haemadipsa is a genus of leeches, with members commonly known as jawed land leeches. These annelids are known from subtropical and tropical regions around the Indian and Pacific Ocean. Well-known Haemadipsa are for example the Indian Leech (Haemadipsa sylvestris) and the yamabiru or Japanese Mountain Leech (Haemadipsa zeylanica). Members of the genus feed on blood. They are troublesome to humans and animals especially because their bites result in prolonged bleeding.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Haemadipsa is referenced by 12 other articles, and connects out to Encyclopedia of Life, Malaysia and Animalia.
It sits within the topics Haemadipsidae, Leech genera and Parasitic protostomes.
Its subject is documented across 9 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumAnnelida
- ClassClitellata
- OrderArhynchobdellida
- FamilyHaemadipsidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 34
- With media
- 18
- Family
- Haemadipsidae
- Collections
- USNM, UF, NHMUK, CMN, BPBM
- Recorded in
- Philippines, India, Burma, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Papua New Guinea
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Haemadipsa is a genus of leeches, with members commonly known as jawed land leeches. These annelids are known from subtropical and tropical regions around the Indian and Pacific Ocean. Well-known Haemadipsa are for example the Indian Leech (Haemadipsa sylvestris) and the yamabiru or Japanese Mountain Leech (Haemadipsa zeylanica). Members of the genus feed on blood. They are troublesome to humans and animals especially because their bites result in prolonged bleeding.
==Species== As of 2025, the genus Haemadipsa includes: Haemadipsa crenata Haemadipsa hainana - Hainan Island, China Haemadipsa interrupta - Thailand Haemadipsa japonica Haemadipsa limuna Haemadipsa montana Haemadipsa morsitans Haemadipsa ornata Haemadipsa picta (Tiger leech) Haemadipsa rjukjuana - Taiwan Haemadipsa sumatrana - Borneo, Sumatra Haemadipsa sylvestris - India, Indochina, Malesia Haemadipsa trimaculosa Haemadipsa yanyuanensis - Sichuan, Yunnan Haemadipsa zeylanica (Japanese mountain leech) - may contain subspecies: H. zeylanica japonicaH. zeylanica cochiniana Moved elsewhere Haemadipsa cavatuses is now in Sinospelaeobdella
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