Placobdella

Placobdella is a genus of leeches belonging to the family Glossiphoniidae.[1] Species can grow up to 6.5 cm in length, have extremely close eyes and mouths located on the rim or near the anterior (front) sucker.[2]

Placobdella
P. rugosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Class: Clitellata
Subclass: Hirudinea
Order: Rhynchobdellida
Family: Glossiphoniidae
Genus: Placobdella
Blanchard, 1893

The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.[1]

Species
  • Placobdella ali Hughes & Siddall, 2007
  • Placobdella appalachiensis Moser & Hopkins, 2014
  • Placobdella bdellae Ingram, 1957
  • Placobdella bistriata Pinto, 1920
  • Placobdella burresonae Siddall & Bowerman, 2006
  • Placobdella parisitica (Say, 1824)

(Incomplete list, )

References
  1. "Placobdella Blanchard, 1893". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  2. Great Lakes Wetlands | Invert Help Sheets: Annelida Hirudinea Glossiphoniidae v2 —"based on keys and descriptions from Thorp & Covich (2016), Pennak (2001), Klemm (1985); by Michelle Dobrin, U of Windsor, 2017"
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