Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Annelida > Class Clitellata > Subclass Hirudinea > Infraclass Euhirudinea > Order Rhynchobdellida > Family Piscicolidae > Subfamily Platybdellinae

Pterobdella Kaburaki, 1921

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Japanese: エイビル属

Literature

original description

Kaburaki, Tokio. (1921). On some leeches from the Chilka Lake. Memoirs of the Indian Museum. Fauna of the Chilka Lake. 5(9): 661-675.

basis of record

van der Land, J. (2001). Hirudinea, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 234-235

additional source

Sawyer, R.T. (1986). Leech biology and behaviour. Vol. II. Feeding biology, ecology, and systematics. Clarendon Press. 375 p.

additional source

Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. [Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].

Genbank

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Citation

Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Pterobdella Kaburaki, 1921. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:116945

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine, brackish, not terrestrial

Importance

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2021-02-22 by Geoffrey Read

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