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Hirudinidae

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
FAMILY
Published in
Whitman, C. O. (1886). The Leeches of Japan. <em>Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science.</em> (series 2) 26(103): 317-416.

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Annelida
class
Clitellata
order
Arhynchobdellida
family
Hirudinidae

Name

Homonyms
Hirudinidae
Common names
Medicinale bloedzuigers in Dutch
Sanguijuelas in Spanish
Tıbbisülükgiller in Turkish
kirjukaanlased in Estonian
käkiglar in Swedish
käkiglar in Swedish
pijavkovití in Czech
pijawkowate in Polish
チスイビル科 in Japanese
醫蛭科 in Chinese
거머리과 in Korean
käkiglar in Swedish
käkiglar in Swedish

Bibliographic References

  1. Australian Faunal Directory (2022 version).
  2. Gärdenfors, Hall, Hallingbäck, Hansson & Hedström (2003) Djur, svampar och växter i Sverige 2003. Förteckning över antal arter per familj.
  3. Nesemann, H. & Neubert, E. (1999)
  4. Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes.
  5. Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes.
  6. Phillips, A. J.; Siddall, M. E. (2009). Poly-paraphyly of Hirudinidae: many lineages of medicinal leeches. <em>BMC Evolutionary Biology.</em> 9(1): 246.
  7. Richardson, L. R. (1969). A contribution to the systematics of the hirudinid leeches, with description of new families, genera and species. <em>Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae.</em> 15(1/2): 97-149.
  8. Ruggiero, M. A. (2014). Families of All Living Organisms, Version 2.0.a.15, (4/26/14). Expert Solutions International, LLC, Reston, VA. 420 pp.
  9. Ruggiero, M. A. (2014). Families of All Living Organisms, Version 2.0.a.15, (4/26/14). Expert Solutions International, LLC, Reston, VA. 420 pp.
  10. Sawyer, R.T. 1986. Leech Biology and Behaviour. Volume II Feeding Biology, Ecology and Systematics. Clarendon Press: Oxford. xiv + 419-793 pp.
  11. Sawyer, Roy T., 1986: null. Leech Biology and Behaviour, vol. 2. 419-793.
  12. Whitman, C. O. (1886). The Leeches of Japan. <em>Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science.</em> (series 2) 26(103): 317-416.
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