Philobdella floridana
Appearance
Philobdella floridana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Annelida |
Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
Clade: | Sedentaria |
Class: | Clitellata |
Subclass: | Hirudinea |
Order: | Arhynchobdellida |
Suborder: | Hirudiniformes |
Family: | Macrobdellidae |
Genus: | Philobdella |
Species: | P. floridana
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Binomial name | |
Philobdella floridana |
Philobdella floridana is a species of leech that lives in the most southern parts of the United States. It is known only from Lake Okeechobee in Florida, and is probably conspecific with Philobdella gracilis.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Philobdella floridana". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ^ "Key to the Freshwater Leeches of North America". American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved January 19, 2010.