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Macrobdella
Sign in to saveMacrobdella is a genus of leeches native to freshwater ecosystems of North America, especially Canada, Mexico, and the United States. The genus is commonly referred to as North American medicinal leeches.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumAnnelida
- ClassClitellata
- OrderArhynchobdellida
- FamilyHirudinidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 14
- With media
- 9
- Family
- Hirudinidae
- Collections
- YPM, NCSM, CMN, SBMNH
- Recorded in
- United States, Canada
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Macrobdella is a genus of leeches native to freshwater ecosystems of North America, especially Canada, Mexico, and the United States. The genus is commonly referred to as North American medicinal leeches.
== Species == There are five recognized species of Macrobdella. Macrobdella decora (Say, 1824) Macrobdella diplotertia Meyer, 1975 Macrobdella ditetra Moore, 1953 Macrobdella mimicus Phillips, Salas-Montiel, Kvist, Oceguera-Figueroa, 2019 Macrobdella sestertia Whitman, 1886
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