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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
| Clade: | Sedentaria |
| Class: | Clitellata |
| Subclass: | Hirudinea |
| Order: | Arhynchobdellida |
| Suborder: | Hirudiniformes |
| Family: | Cylicobdellidae |
| Genus: | Hirudinaria Whitman, 1886 |
Hirudinaria is a genus of large Asian leeches belonging to the family Cylicobdellidae; previously it was placed in the Hirudinidae. It includes species such as H. manillensis that may be called "Asian medicinal leeches", but together with the genus Poecilobdella, they are also described as Asian buffalo leeches.
Species
The Global Biodiversity Information Facility lists:
- Hirudinaria bpling Phillips, 2012
- Hirudinaria javanica (Wahlberg, 1855) - type species
- Hirudinaria manillensis (Lesson, 1842)
- Hirudinaria thailandica Jeratthitikul & Panha, 2020
- Hirudinaria viridis Moore, 1927
Basionym now in genus Poecilobdella:
- Hirudinaria blanchardi Moore, 1901
References
- Whitman CO (1886) The Leeches of Japan. Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science. (series 2) 26(103): 317-416.
- IRMNG: taxon details Hirudinaria (retrieved 28 August 2021)
- ^ Phillips AJ (2012) Phylogenetic placement of a new species of Asian buffalo leech (Arhynchobdellida: Hirudinidae), and confirmation of human-mediated dispersal of a congener to the Caribbean. Invertebrate Systematics, 26, 293–302. DOI: also available from: ResearchGate (accessed 29 August 2021).
- GBIF: taxon details: Hirudinaria Whitman, 1886 (retrieved 28 August 2021)
- Note: Hirudinaria Scacchi, 1833 is now accepted as Galeomma Turton, 1825 in the bivalve Mollusc family Galeommatidae.
External links
Data related to Hirudinaria at Wikispecies
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