Haemadipsa
| Haemadipsa | |
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| Tiger leech in Borneo, Malaysia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Class: | Clitellata |
| Order: | Hirudinea |
| Family: | Haemadipsidae |
| Genus: | Haemadipsa |
| Species | |
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Commonly known as jawed land leeches, these annelids are known from subtropical and tropical regions around the Indian and Pacific Ocean. Well-known Haemadipsa are for example the Indian Leech (Haemadipsa sylvestris) and the yamabiru or Japanese Mountain Leech (Haemadipsa zeylanica). Members of the genus feed on blood.[1]
Species in the genus Haemadipsa[2]
- Haemadipsa cavatuses
- Haemadipsa cochiniana
- Haemadipsa crenata
- Haemadipsa hainana
- Haemadipsa interrupta
- Haemadipsa japonica
- Haemadipsa limuna
- Haemadipsa montana
- Haemadipsa ornata
- Haemadipsa picta (Tiger Leech)
- Haemadipsa rjukjuana
- Haemadipsa sumatrana
- Haemadipsa sylvestris (Indian Leech)
- Haemadipsa trimaculosa
- Haemadipsa zeylanica (Japanese Mountain Leech)
References
- ↑ Haemadipsidae
- ↑ Encyclopedia of Life. "Details for: Haemadipsa " (HTML). Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2013-07-23.