| Poecilobdella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Annelida | 
| 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]
Species
The Global Biodiversity Information Facility[2] lists:
- Poecilobdella blanchardi (Moore, 1901) - type species
 - previously placed in subgenus: Limnatis (Poecilobdella) Blanchard, 1893
- Poecilobdella hubeiensis Yang, 1980
- Poecilobdella nanjingensis Yang, 1996
Now placed in the genus Hirudinaria:
- Poecilobdella javanica (Wahlberg, 1855)
- Poecilobdella manillensis (Lesson, 1842)
References
- โ Blanchard (1893) Bol. Mus. Zool. Anat. comp. Torino, 8, no. 145.
- 1 2 GBIF: Poecilobdella Blanchard, 1893
- โ 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, 293โ302. DOI: also available from: ResearchGate (accessed 29 August 2021).
External links
 Data related to Hirudinariinae at Wikispecies Data related to Hirudinariinae at Wikispecies
    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.