Erpobdellidae

Erpobdellidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Class: Clitellata
Subclass: Hirudinea
Family: Erpobdellidae
Blanchard, 1894 [1]
Genera [1]
  • Dina R. Blanchard, 1892
  • Erpobdella de Blainville, 1818
  • Mooreobdella Pawlowski, 1955
  • Motobdella Govedich, Blinn, Keim & Davies, 1998
  • Nephelopsis Verrill, 1872
  • Semiscolecides Augener, 1930

Erpobdellidae is a family of leeches. They have three or four pairs of eyes, but never have true jaws, and are typically 20–50 millimetres (0.8–2.0 in) long. Most are scavengers on small invertebrates, which they often swallow whole.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Erpobdellidae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=568847. 
  2. ^ Douglas Grant Smith (2001). "Annelida". Pennak's freshwater invertebrates of the United States: Porifera to Crustacea (4th ed.). John Wiley & Sons. pp. 269–313. ISBN 9780471358374.