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Philobdella floridana

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Species of annelid

Philobdella floridana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Clade: Pleistoannelida
Clade: Sedentaria
Class: Clitellata
Subclass: Hirudinea
Order: Arhynchobdellida
Suborder: Hirudiniformes
Family: Macrobdellidae
Genus: Philobdella
Species: P. floridana
Binomial name
Philobdella floridana
(Verrill, 1874) 

Philobdella floridana is a species of leech that lives in the most southern parts of the United States. It is known only from Lake Okeechobee in Florida, and is probably conspecific with Philobdella gracilis.

References

  1. "Philobdella floridana". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  2. "Key to the Freshwater Leeches of North America". American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved January 19, 2010.
Taxon identifiers
Philobdella floridana
Macrobdella floridana
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