Poecilobdella | |
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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 |
Genus: |
Poecilobdella Blanchard, 1893 |
Poecilobdella [1] is a genus of Asian leeches belonging to the family Hirudinidae. [2] Together with the genus Hirudinaria, they have been called Asian buffalo (or cattle) leeches. [3]
The Global Biodiversity Information Facility [2] lists:
Now placed in the genus Hirudinaria: