Biology:Macrobdellidae

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Macrobdellidae[1] is a family of Nearctic leeches belonging to the order Arhynchobdellida.[2]

Genera

The family is accepted to include, since 2010:[3]

  1. Macrobdella Verrill, 1872
  2. Oxyptychus Grube, 1850
  3. Philobdella Verrill, 1874

References

  1. Richardson LR (1969) A contribution to the systematics of the hirudinid leeches, with description of new families, genera and species. Acta Zoologica Hungarica 15 (1/2), S. 97–149.
  2. "Macrobdellidae" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/3267650. 
  3. Phillips, Anna J.; Arauco-Brown, Renzo; Oceguera-Figueroa, Alejandro; Gomez, Gloria P.; Beltrán, María; Lai, Yi-Te; Siddall, Mark E. (2010-04-14). DeSalle, Robert. ed. "Tyrannobdella rex N. Gen. N. Sp. and the Evolutionary Origins of Mucosal Leech Infestations" (in en). PLoS ONE 5 (4). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0010057. ISSN 1932-6203. PMID 20418947. PMC 2854684. https://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0010057. 

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