Haemadipsa
Haemadipsa | |
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Tiger leech in Borneo, Malaysia | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Annelida |
Class: | Clitellata |
Subclass: | Hirudinea |
Order: | Arhynchobdellida |
Family: | Haemadipsidae |
Genus: | Haemadipsa Tennent, 1859 |
Species | |
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Haemadipsa is a genus of leeches, with members 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] They are troublesome to humans and animals especially because their bites result in prolonged bleeding.[2]
Species in the genus Haemadipsa[3]
- Haemadipsa interrupta
- Haemadipsa picta (Tiger leech)
- (Indian leech)
- (Japanese mountain leech)
References[]
- ^ Haemadipsidae
- ^ "Dictionary entry".
- ^ Encyclopedia of Life. "Details for: Haemadipsa ". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2013-07-23.
Categories:
- Leeches
- Annelid genera
- Parasitic protostomes