- are
segmented parasitic or
predatory worms that
comprise the
subclass Hirudinea within the
phylum Annelida. They are
closely related to the oligochaetes...
-
Hirudinea. The
oligochaetes contain the
tubificids (Naididae, Lumbricidae, and
Lumbriculidae -
commonly the tube
worms and the earthworms.
Hirudinea contains...
- bristles)
borne on its
first five segments. It is in fact
unique among Hirudinea in
having chaetae at all, and also in
having a
coelom (body cavity) divided...
-
Turtle leeches are a genus, Ozobranchus, of
leeches (
Hirudinea) that feed
exclusively on the
blood of turtles. Only two
species –
Ozobranchus margoi and...
- a new
leech species from
North America,
Helobdella austinensis n. sp.(
Hirudinea: Glossiphoniidae), with
observations on its
feeding behaviour. Zoosyst...
-
natural history and
behavior of
Erpobdella punctata (Leidy) (Annelida:
Hirudinea)".
American Midland Naturalist. 83 (1): 65–80. doi:10.2307/2424006. JSTOR 2424006...
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Retrieved 25
January 2021. Moser,
William (1991). "Leeches (Annelida:
Hirudinea) in
Central and
Western Nebraska".
Transactions of the
Nebraska Academy...
-
handle temperatures as low as 4 to 6 °C (39.2– 42.8 °F). "A cave
leech (
Hirudinea, Erpobdellidae) from
Croatia with
unique morphological features". Croatian...
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Shabnam & Saglam, Naim (2020). "The
status of the
leech fauna (Annelida,
Hirudinea) at the
Eastern Region of Azerbaijan".
Journal of
Wildlife and Biodiversity...
-
Invertebrate Systematics. 16: 1–6. doi:10.1071/IT01011. "Phylum Annelida:
class Hirudinea (Leeches)",
Parasites of
North American Freshwater Fishes, Ithaca, NY:...
