Myzobdella
Sign in to saveMyzobdella is a genus of leeches in the family Piscicolidae. The genus name derives from two Greek words: μυζω (I suck), and βδελλα (leech).
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumAnnelida
- ClassClitellata
- OrderRhynchobdellida
- FamilyPiscicolidae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 35
- Family
- Piscicolidae
- Collections
- CINVESTAV-IPN, USNM, NCSM, YPM
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Piscicolidae
- Image
- Myzobdella lugubris (I0811) (14768884921).jpg
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- taxon name
- Myzobdella
- taxon rank
- genus
- Commons category
- Myzobdella
- taxon author citation
- Leidy, 1851
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Myzobdella is a genus of leeches in the family Piscicolidae. The genus name derives from two Greek words: μυζω (I suck), and βδελλα (leech).
It includes the following species: Myzobdella lugubris Leidy, 1851 (= M. patzcuarensis (Cabellero, 1940)) Myzobdella platensis (Cordero, 1933) Myzobdella uruguayensis (Mañé-Garzón & Montero, 1977) ? Myzobdella reducta (Meyer, 1940)
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