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Glossiphoniidae

Also known as: Bruskigler, Freshwater Jawless Leeches, Glossiphoniid Leeches, Knorpelegel, Plattegel, broskiglar, chobotnatkovití, glossiphoniid leeches

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumAnnelida
ClassClitellata
OrderRhynchobdellida
FamilyGlossiphoniidae
Published inVaillant, L. (1890). Histoire naturelle des Annelés marins et d'eau douce. Lombriciniens, Hirudiniens, Bdellomorphes, Térétulariens et Planariens. vol 3 parts 1 & 2. Paris, Libraire Encyclopédique de Roret [Hirudinea are in vol 3(2)].
HabitatFRESHWATER, MARINE, TERRESTRIAL
Genera23
Species records held165
Descendant taxa (GBIF)369
GBIF key3575

Genera in Glossiphoniidae

Source and Attribution

Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.