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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: | Hirudinidae Whitman, 1886 |
Hirudinidae is a family of leeches belonging to the order Arhynchobdellida.
Genera
The Interim Register of Marine and Non-marine Genera lists:
- Hirudo Linnaeus, 1758
- Limnatis Moquin-Tandon, 1827
- Limnobdella Blanchard, 1893
- Ornithobdella Benham, 1909
- Pintobdella Caballero, 1937
- Poecilobdella Blanchard, 1893
- Genera of uncertain placement
- Asiaticobdella Richardson, 1969
- Aulastoma Moquin-Tandon, 1827
- Dinobdella Moore, 1927
- Diplobdella Moore, 1902
- Hexabdella Verrill, 1872
- Myxobdella Oka, 1917
- Oxyptychus Grube, 1850
- Potamobdella Caballero
References
- Whitman CO (1886). The Leeches of Japan. Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science. (series 2) 26(103): 317-416.
- "Hirudinidae". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- IRMNG: taxon details: Hirudinidae (retrieved 28 August 2021)
External links
- Bisby F.A.; Roskov Y.R.; Orrell T.M.; Nicolson D.; Paglinawan L.E.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.M.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Ouvrard D. (red.) (2011). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
Data related to Hirudinidae at Wikispecies
