Haemadipsa

Haemadipsa
Tiger leech in Borneo, Malaysia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Class: Clitellata
Order: Hirudinea
Family: Haemadipsidae
Genus: Haemadipsa
Species

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Haemadipsa is a genus of leeches, with members commonly known as jawed land leeches. These annelids are known from subtropical and tropical regions around the Indian and Pacific Ocean. Well-known Haemadipsa are for example the Indian Leech (Haemadipsa sylvestris) and the yamabiru or Japanese Mountain Leech (Haemadipsa zeylanica). Members of the genus feed on blood.[1]

Species in the genus Haemadipsa[2]

  • Haemadipsa cavatuses
  • Haemadipsa cochiniana
  • Haemadipsa crenata
  • Haemadipsa hainana
  • Haemadipsa interrupta
  • Haemadipsa japonica
  • Haemadipsa limuna
  • Haemadipsa moorei
  • Haemadipsa montana
  • Haemadipsa ornata
  • Haemadipsa picta (Tiger leech)
  • Haemadipsa rjukjuana
  • Haemadipsa sumatrana
  • Haemadipsa sylvestris (Indian leech)
  • Haemadipsa trimaculosa
  • Haemadipsa zeylanica (Japanese mountain leech)

References

  1. Haemadipsidae
  2. Encyclopedia of Life. "Details for: Haemadipsa ". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2013-07-23.
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