Placobdella appalachiensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Rhynchobdellida 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Spiralia
Cladus: Lophotrochozoa
Phylum: Annelida
Classis: Clitellata
Subclassis: Hirudinea
Infraclassis: Euhirudinea
Ordo: Rhynchobdellida

Familia: Glossiphoniidae
Subfamilia: Glossiphoniinae
Genus: Placobdella
Species: Placobdella appalachiensis

Name

Placobdella appalachiensis Moser & Hopkins, 2014

References

  • Hopkins, W.A. et al. 2014: Morphological and molecular characterization of a new species of leech (Glossiphoniidae, Hirudinida): Implications for the health of its imperiled amphibian host (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis). ZooKeys 378: 83–101. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.378.6545 Reference page. 
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