Limnatis is a genus of freshwater leeches, recorded from Europe, Africa and western Asia.[1][2] Authorities disagree whether this genus should be placed in the family Hirudinidae[3] or Praobdellidae.[1]
| Limnatis | |
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| Limnatis nilotica | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
| Clade: | Sedentaria |
| Class: | Clitellata |
| Subclass: | Hirudinea |
| Order: | Arhynchobdellida |
| Family: | Hirudinidae |
| Genus: | Limnatis Moquin-Tandon, 1827 |
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Species
editLimnatis includes the following species:[4][1]
- Limnatis haasi Johansson, 1927
- Limnatis nilotica (Savigny, 1822)
- Limnatis paluda (Tennent, 1859)
References
edit- ^ a b c GBIF: Limnatis Moquin-Tandon, 1827
- ^ WoRMS (2020). "Limnatis Moquin-Tandon, 1827". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ IRMG: taxon details Limnatis Moquin-Tandon, 1827
- ^ "Limnatis". UniProt. Retrieved 17 April 2020.