Biology:Philobdella floridana
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Short description: Species of annelid
Philobdella floridana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Annelida |
Class: | Clitellata |
Subclass: | Hirudinea |
Order: | Arhynchobdellida |
Suborder: | Hirudiniformes |
Family: | Macrobdellidae |
Genus: | Philobdella |
Species: | P. floridana
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Binomial name | |
Philobdella floridana (Verrill, 1874) [1]
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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
- ↑ "Philobdella floridana". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=69424.
- ↑ "Key to the Freshwater Leeches of North America". American Museum of Natural History. http://research.amnh.org/~siddall/PEET/sawyer/namerica.html. Retrieved January 19, 2010.
Wikidata ☰ Q748975 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philobdella floridana.
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