Hirudo medicinalis Linnaeus, 1758

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Rank
SPECIES: Published in
Linnæus, Carolus. 1758. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae. Vol. Tomus I, Editio decima, reformata: i-ii, 1-824.

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Classification

kingdom
Animalia: phylum
Annelida: class
Clitellata: order
Arhynchobdellida: family
Hirudinidae: genus
Hirudo: species
Hirudo medicinalis

Name

Synonyms: Hirudo officinalis Savigny, 1820
Homonyms: Hirudo medicinalis Linnaeus, 1758
Common names: Blodigle in Norwegian; Lægeigle in Danish; Medizinischer Blutegel in German; Medizinischer Blutegel in German; medicinal leech in English; medicinale bloedzuiger in Dutch; mediciniska dele in Latvian; sangsue médicinale in French; European medicinal leech in English; Medicinale bloedzuiger in Dutch; blodigel in Swedish; Blutegel in German; European blood-sucking leech in English; Medizinischer Blutegel in German; medicinal leech in English

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