Limnatis (annelid)

Limnatis is a genus of freshwater leeches, recorded from Europe, Africa and western Asia.[1][2] Authorities disagree whether this genus should be placed in the family Hirudinidae[3] or Praobdellidae.[1]

Limnatis
Limnatis nilotica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Class: Clitellata
Subclass: Hirudinea
Order: Arhynchobdellida
Family: Hirudinidae
Genus: Limnatis
Moquin-Tandon, 1827
Synonyms
  • Limnotis Gérard, 1845
  • Bdella Savigny, 1822

Species

Limnatis includes the following species:[4][1]

  1. Limnatis haasi Johansson, 1927
  2. Limnatis nilotica (Savigny, 1822)
  3. Limnatis paluda (Tennent, 1859)

References
  1. GBIF: Limnatis Moquin-Tandon, 1827
  2. WoRMS (2020). "Limnatis Moquin-Tandon, 1827". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  3. IRMG: taxon details Limnatis Moquin-Tandon, 1827
  4. "Limnatis". UniProt. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
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