The Erpobdelliformes are one of the currently-accepted suborders of the proboscisless leeches (Arhynchobdellida). It includes five families:[1][2][3]
- Americobdellidae
- Erpobdellidae Blanchard, 1894
- Gastrostomobdellidae Richardson, 1971
- Orobdellidae Nakano, Ramlah & Hikida, 2012
- Salifidae Johansson, 1910
| Erpobdelliformes | |
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| Kinabalu giant red leech (Mimobdella buettikoferi) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
| Clade: | Sedentaria |
| Class: | Clitellata |
| Subclass: | Hirudinea |
| Order: | Arhynchobdellida |
| Suborder: | Erpobdelliformes Sawyer, 1986 |
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References
edit- ^ Takafumi Nakano (2011). "Holotype redescription of Mimobdella japonica (Hirudinida, Arhynchobdellida, Erpobdelliformes) and taxonomic status of the genus Mimobdella" (PDF). ZooKeys (119): 1–10. doi:10.3897/zookeys.119.1501. PMC 3192424. PMID 21998513.
- ^ Takafumi Nakano; Zainudin Ramlah; Tsutomu Hikida (2012). "Phylogenetic position of gastrostomobdellid leeches (Hirudinida, Arhynchobdellida, Erpobdelliformes) and a new family for the genus Orobdella" (PDF). Zoologica Scripta. 41 (2): 177–185. doi:10.1111/j.1463-6409.2011.00506.x. S2CID 38186612.
- ^ "Erpobdelliformes names - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
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