| Limnatis | |
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| Limnatis nilotica | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
| Clade: | Sedentaria |
| Class: | Clitellata |
| Subclass: | Hirudinea |
| Order: | Arhynchobdellida |
| Family: | Hirudinidae |
| Genus: | Limnatis Moquin-Tandon, 1827 |
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Limnatis is a genus of freshwater leeches, recorded from Europe, Africa and western Asia. Authorities disagree whether this genus should be placed in the family Hirudinidae or Praobdellidae.
Species
Limnatis includes the following species:
- Limnatis haasi Johansson, 1927
- Limnatis nilotica (Savigny, 1822)
- Limnatis paluda (Tennent, 1859)
References
- ^ GBIF: Limnatis Moquin-Tandon, 1827
- WoRMS (2020). "Limnatis Moquin-Tandon, 1827". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- IRMG: taxon details Limnatis Moquin-Tandon, 1827
- "Limnatis". UniProt. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
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| Limnatis | |