Haemadipsa interrupta is a hermatophagous terrestrial leech found in the Malay Peninsula.[1] It was described by John Percy Moore.[2]
| Haemadipsa interrupta | |
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| Taman Negara, Malaysia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
| Clade: | Sedentaria |
| Class: | Clitellata |
| Subclass: | Hirudinea |
| Order: | Arhynchobdellida |
| Family: | Haemadipsidae |
| Genus: | Haemadipsa |
| Species: | H. interrupta
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| Binomial name | |
| Haemadipsa interrupta Moore, 1935
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Ecology and behavior
editHaemadipsa interrupta occur on the ground in moist forests. They are fast and aggressive, feeding on a variety of prey by attaching themselves to the feet of passers-by.[3]
Description
editHaemadipsa interrupta are distinctive by having their median dorsal stripe being broken into a series of dashes.[4]
References
edit- ^ Kvist, S.; Brugler, M.; Goh, T.; Giribet, G.; Siddall, M. (2014). "Pyrosequencing the salivary transcriptome of Haemadipsa interrupta (Annelida: Clitellata: Haemadipsidae): anticoagulant diversity and insight into the evolution of anticoagulation capabilities in leeches". Invertebrate Biology. 133: 74–98. doi:10.1111/IVB.12039. S2CID 54039610.
- ^ "Haemadipsa interrupta (Moore 1935) - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
- ^ Kvist, Sebastian; Brugler, Mercer R.; Goh, Thary G.; Giribet, Gonzalo; Siddall, Mark E. (2014). "Pyrosequencing the salivary transcriptome of Haemadipsa interrupta (Annelida: Clitellata: Haemadipsidae): anticoagulant diversity and insight into the evolution of anticoagulation capabilities in leeches". Invertebrate Biology. 133 (1): 74–98. doi:10.1111/ivb.12039.
- ^ Moore, J. P. (1935). "Leeches from Borneo and the Malay Peninsula". The Bulletin of the Raffles Museum. 10: 67–79.
External links
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Data related to Haemadipsa interrupta at Wikispecies
