Hirudinidae
Also known as: Medicinale bloedzuigers, Sanguijuelas, Tıbbisülükgiller, kirjukaanlased, käkiglar, pijavkovití, pijawkowate, チスイビル科
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Annelida |
| Class | Clitellata |
| Order | Arhynchobdellida |
| Family | Hirudinidae |
| Published in | Whitman, C. O. (1886). The Leeches of Japan. <em>Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science.</em> (series 2) 26(103): 317-416. |
| Habitat | FRESHWATER, TERRESTRIAL |
| Genera | 22 |
| Species records held | 76 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 152 |
| GBIF key | 3560 |
Genera in Hirudinidae
- Hirudo — 17 species: Hirudo bioculata, Hirudo ceylanica, Hirudo grossa, Hirudo indica, Hirudo intermedia, Hirudo jaejamana, Hirudo limbata, Hirudo medicinalis
- Hirudinaria — 6 species: Hirudinaria blanchardi, Hirudinaria bpling, Hirudinaria javanica, Hirudinaria manillensis, Hirudinaria thailandica, Hirudinaria viridis
- Macrobdella — 6 species: Macrobdella decora, Macrobdella diplotertia, Macrobdella ditetra, Macrobdella floridana, Macrobdella mimicus, Macrobdella sestertia
- Myxobdella — 6 species: Myxobdella africana, Myxobdella annandalei, Myxobdella maculata, Myxobdella nepalica, Myxobdella sinanensis, Myxobdella socotrensis
- Aliolimnatis — 5 species: Aliolimnatis africana, Aliolimnatis buntonensis, Aliolimnatis diversa, Aliolimnatis michaelseni, Aliolimnatis oligodonta
- Limnobdella — 5 species: Limnobdella chiapasensis, Limnobdella mexicana, Limnobdella olivacea, Limnobdella profundisulcata, Limnobdella tehuacanea
- Poecilobdella — 5 species: Poecilobdella blanchardi, Poecilobdella hubeiensis, Poecilobdella javanica, Poecilobdella manillensis, Poecilobdella nanjingensis
- Oxyptychus — 4 species: Oxyptychus antellarum, Oxyptychus bora, Oxyptychus braziliensis, Oxyptychus striatus
- Whitmania — 4 species: Whitmania acranulata, Whitmania formosana, Whitmania laevis, Whitmania pigra
- Bassianobdella — 3 species: Bassianobdella fusca, Bassianobdella ingrami, Bassianobdella victoriae
- Richardsonianus — 3 species: Richardsonianus australis, Richardsonianus dawbini, Richardsonianus mauianus
- Pintobdella — 2 species: Pintobdella cajali, Pintobdella chiapasensis
- Aetheobdella — 1 species: Aetheobdella hirudoides
- Asiaticobdella — 1 species: Asiaticobdella fenestrata
- Eunomobdella — 1 species: Eunomobdella yaldwyni
- Euranophila — 1 species: Euranophila centrale
- Goddardobdella — 1 species: Goddardobdella elegans
- Hirudobdella — 1 species: Hirudobdella antipodum
- Ornithobdella — 1 species: Ornithobdella edentula
- Philobdella — 1 species: Philobdella gracilis
- Priscabdella — 1 species: Priscabdella hickmani
- Quantenobdella — 1 species: Quantenobdella howensis
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.