Macrobdella
Sign in to saveMacrobdella is a genus of leeches native to freshwater ecosystems of North America, especially Canada, Mexico, and the United States. The genus is commonly referred to as North American medicinal leeches.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumAnnelida
- ClassClitellata
- OrderArhynchobdellida
- FamilyHirudinidae
Habitatfreshwater
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- Verrill, 1872
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Macrobdella is a genus of leeches native to freshwater ecosystems of North America, especially Canada, Mexico, and the United States. The genus is commonly referred to as North American medicinal leeches.
== Species == There are five recognized species of Macrobdella. Macrobdella decora (Say, 1824) Macrobdella diplotertia Meyer, 1975 Macrobdella ditetra Moore, 1953 Macrobdella mimicus Phillips, Salas-Montiel, Kvist, Oceguera-Figueroa, 2019 Macrobdella sestertia Whitman, 1886
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leech
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Annelida
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Q180686
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Q82486
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