Placobdella
Sign in to savePlacobdella is a genus of leeches in the family Glossiphoniidae. Species can grow up to 6.5 cm in length, have extremely close eyes and mouths located on the rim or near the anterior (front) sucker.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumAnnelida
- ClassClitellata
- OrderRhynchobdellida
- FamilyGlossiphoniidae
Habitatfreshwater
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Placobdella is a genus of leeches in the family Glossiphoniidae. Species can grow up to 6.5 cm in length, have extremely close eyes and mouths located on the rim or near the anterior (front) sucker.
The genus has an almost cosmopolitan distribution.
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Animalia
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Wikidata
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leech
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taxonomy
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Wikispecies
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Annelida
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National Center for Biotechnology Information
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Q82486
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Integrated Taxonomic Information System
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Global Biodiversity Information Facility
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cosmopolitan distribution
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iNaturalist
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World Register of Marine Species
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Catalogue of Life
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Clitellata
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Fauna Europaea
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Barcode of Life Data Systems
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National Biodiversity Network
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Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
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Rhynchobdellida
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