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Macrobdella

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Macrobdella

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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

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumAnnelida
  3. ClassClitellata
  4. OrderArhynchobdellida
  5. FamilyHirudinidae
Habitatfreshwater

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
14
With media
9
Family
Hirudinidae
Collections
YPM, NCSM, CMN, SBMNH
Recorded in
United States, Canada
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Image
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taxon name
Macrobdella
taxon rank
genus
Commons category
Macrobdella
taxon author citation
Verrill, 1872
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