Haemadipsa
| Haemadipsa | |
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| Tiger leech in Borneo, Malaysia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
| Clade: | Sedentaria |
| Class: | Clitellata |
| Subclass: | Hirudinea |
| Order: | Arhynchobdellida |
| Family: | Haemadipsidae |
| Genus: | Tennent, 1859 |
| Species | |
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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.[1] They are troublesome to humans and animals especially because their bites result in prolonged bleeding.[2]
Species in the genus Haemadipsa[3]
- Haemadipsa cavatuses
- Haemadipsa cochiniana
- Haemadipsa crenata
- Haemadipsa hainana
- Haemadipsa interrupta
- Haemadipsa japonica
- Haemadipsa limuna
- Haemadipsa moorei
- Haemadipsa montana
- Haemadipsa ornata
- Haemadipsa picta (Tiger leech)
- Haemadipsa rjukjuana
- Haemadipsa sumatrana
- Haemadipsa sylvestris (Indian leech)
- Haemadipsa trimaculosa
- Haemadipsa zeylanica (Japanese mountain leech)
References
- ^ Haemadipsidae
- ^ "Dictionary entry".
- ^ Encyclopedia of Life. "Details for: Haemadipsa ". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2013-07-23.