Gnathobdellid

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iGnathobdellid
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Class: Clitellata
Subclass: Euhirudinea
Family: Haemadipsidae
Genera

Dinobdella
Haemadipsa
Haemopis
Hirudinaria
Hirudo
Limnatis
Macrobdella
Theromyzon

Gnathobdellids, or "jawed leeches", are a group of leeches with 2 to 3 jaws containing small sharp teeth. These leeches have chitinous (exoskeletal) jaws and no proboscis, belonging to the family Haemadipsidae.

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