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Haemadipsa interrupta
Taman Negara, Malaysia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Annelida
Clade:	Pleistoannelida
Clade:	Sedentaria
Class:	Clitellata
Subclass:	Hirudinea
Order:	Arhynchobdellida
Family:	Haemadipsidae
Genus:	Haemadipsa
Species:	H. interrupta
Binomial name
Haemadipsa interrupta Moore, 1935

Haemadipsa interrupta is a hermatophagous terrestrial leech found in the Malay Peninsula. It was described by John Percy Moore.

Ecology and behavior

Haemadipsa interrupta occur on the ground in moist forests. They are fast and aggressive, feeding on a variety of prey by attaching themselves to the feet of passers-by.

Description

Haemadipsa interrupta are distinctive by having their median dorsal stripe being broken into a series of dashes.

References

1. Kvist, S.; Brugler, M.; Goh, T.; Giribet, G.; Siddall, M. (2014). "Pyrosequencing the salivary transcriptome of Haemadipsa interrupta (Annelida: Clitellata: Haemadipsidae): anticoagulant diversity and insight into the evolution of anticoagulation capabilities in leeches". Invertebrate Biology. 133: 74–98. doi:10.1111/IVB.12039. S2CID 54039610.
2. "Haemadipsa interrupta (Moore 1935) - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
3. Kvist, Sebastian; Brugler, Mercer R.; Goh, Thary G.; Giribet, Gonzalo; Siddall, Mark E. (2014). "Pyrosequencing the salivary transcriptome of Haemadipsa interrupta (Annelida: Clitellata: Haemadipsidae): anticoagulant diversity and insight into the evolution of anticoagulation capabilities in leeches". Invertebrate Biology. 133 (1): 74–98. doi:10.1111/ivb.12039.
4. Moore, J. P. (1935). "Leeches from Borneo and the Malay Peninsula". The Bulletin of the Raffles Museum. 10: 67–79.

External links

• Media related to Haemadipsa interrupta at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Haemadipsa interrupta at Wikispecies

• Haemadipsidae
• Parasitic protostomes
• Invertebrates of Malaysia
• Animals described in 1935