Poecilobdella[1] is a genus of Asian leeches belonging to the family Hirudinidae.[2] Together with the genus Hirudinaria, they have been called Asian buffalo (or cattle) leeches.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
| Clade: | Sedentaria |
| Class: | Clitellata |
| Subclass: | Hirudinea |
| Order: | Arhynchobdellida |
| Suborder: | Hirudiniformes |
| Family: | Hirudinidae |
| Genus: | Poecilobdella Blanchard, 1893 |
Species
editThe Global Biodiversity Information Facility[2] lists:
- Poecilobdella blanchardi (Moore, 1901) - type species
- previously placed in subgenus: Limnatis (Poecilobdella) Blanchard, 1893 - Poecilobdella hubeiensis Yang, 1980
- Poecilobdella nanjingensis Yang, 1996
Now placed in the genus Hirudinaria:
- Poecilobdella javanica (Wahlberg, 1855)
- Poecilobdella manillensis (Lesson, 1842)
References
edit- ^ Blanchard (1893) Bol. Mus. Zool. Anat. comp. Torino, 8, no. 145.
- ^ a b GBIF: Poecilobdella Blanchard, 1893
- ^ Phillips AJ (2012) Phylogenetic placement of a new species of Asian buffalo leech (Arhynchobdellida: Hirudinidae), and confirmation of human-mediated dispersal of a congener to the Caribbean. Invertebrate Systematics, 26, 293–302. DOI: also available from: ResearchGate (accessed 29 August 2021).
External links
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Data related to Hirudinariinae at Wikispecies
