- 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...
- a new
leech species from
North America,
Helobdella austinensis n. sp.(
Hirudinea: Glossiphoniidae), with
observations on its
feeding behaviour. Zoosyst...
- Dehdashti,
Behrooz (1987). "Specialized
pelagic feeding by
Erpobdella montezuma (
Hirudinea)".
Holarctic Ecology. 10 (3): 235–240. JSTOR 3682581. v t e...
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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...
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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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Invertebrate Systematics. 16: 1–6. doi:10.1071/IT01011. "Phylum Annelida:
class Hirudinea (Leeches)",
Parasites of
North American Freshwater Fishes, Ithaca, NY:...
-
leech and the physician: biology, etymology, and
medical practice with
Hirudinea medicinalis".
World Journal of Surgery. 24 (7): 878–883. doi:10.1007/s002680010141...
- a
separate subclass from the
Hirudinea. However, the
World Register of
Marine Species places them
within the
Hirudinea, as a
sister group to Euhirudinea...
- Oka, A. 1917.
Zoological Results of a Tour in the Far East, pt. III.
Hirudinea.
Memoirs of the
Asiatic Society of Bengal, VI, pp. 157-176, pl. VII. Sawyer...
