Sawyer, Roy T.
Helobdella
Sign in to saveHelobdella is a genus of leeches in the family Glossiphoniidae, the freshwater jawless leeches. They occur worldwide.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumAnnelida
- ClassClitellata
- OrderRhynchobdellida
- FamilyGlossiphoniidae
Habitatfreshwater
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- Helobdella
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- Blanchard, 1896
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Helobdella is a genus of leeches in the family Glossiphoniidae, the freshwater jawless leeches. They occur worldwide.
These are small, flat leeches which do not feed on blood.
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Annelida
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Clitellata
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