Placobdella
| Placobdella | |
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| P. rugosa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
| Clade: | Sedentaria |
| Class: | Clitellata |
| Subclass: | Hirudinea |
| Order: | Rhynchobdellida |
| Family: | Glossiphoniidae |
| Genus: | Blanchard, 1893 |
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]
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.[1]
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists 15 species:[3]
- Placobdella akahkway Fan, De Carle & Kvist, 2022
- Placobdella costata (Müller, 1846)
- Placobdella kwetlumye Oceguera-Figueroa et al. 2010
- Placobdella multilineata Moore, 1953
- Placobdella nabeulensis Ahmed et al. 2023
- Placobdella ornata (Verrill, 1872)
- Placobdella parasitica (Say, 1824)
- Placobdella pediculata Hemingway, 1908
- Placobdella ringueleti Lopez-Jimenez & Oceguera-Figueroa, 2009
- Placobdella rugosa (Verrill, 1874)
- Placobdella siddalli Richardson & Moser in Richardson et al., 2017
- Placobdella sophieae Oceguera-Figueroa et al. 2010
References
- ^ a b "Placobdella Blanchard, 1893". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ 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"
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Out of scope". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2025-03-30.