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Placobdella parasitica

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Placobdella parasitica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Clade: Pleistoannelida
Clade: Sedentaria
Class: Clitellata
Subclass: Hirudinea
Order: Rhynchobdellida
Family: Glossiphoniidae
Genus: Placobdella
Species:
P. parasitica
Binomial name
Placobdella parasitica
(Say, 1824)
Synonyms [1]

Hirudo parasitica Say, 1824

Placobdella parasitica is a species of leech found in North America.[2] Leeches are habitual ectoparasites of vertebrates in aquatic environments. Placobdella parasitica is differentiated from other members of the genus Placobdella by its smooth dorsal surface, simple to complicated pigmentation, and abdomen with 8 to 12 stripes.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b William E. Moser; Dennis J. Richardson; Charlotte I. Hammond & Eric A. Lazo-Wasem (2013). "Redescription of Placobdella parasitica (Say, 1824) Moore, 1901 (Hirudinida: Glossiphoniidae)". Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History. 54 (2): 255–262. doi:10.3374/014.054.0203. S2CID 84944645.
  2. ^ Mark J. Wetzel; Frederic R. Govedich; William E. Moser & Donald J. Klemm (23 October 2020). "Classification and Checklist of the Leeches (Phylum Annelida: Class Clitellata: Subclass Hirudinida) occurring in North America north of Mexico". Illinois Natural History Survey. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
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