Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Annelida > Class Clitellata > Subclass Hirudinea > Infraclass Euhirudinea > Order Arhynchobdellida > Family Erpobdellidae > Genus Erpobdella

Erpobdella octoculata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Original genus

Hirudo Linnaeus, 1758

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Erpobdella*	Blainville, 1818	accepted genus name
*Nephelis*	Savigny, 1822	generic synonym

Species group names

*Hirudo octoculata*	Linnaeus, 1758	objective synonym
*Nephelis atomaria*	R. Blanchard, 1893	subjective synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Danish: hundeigle sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Dutch: achtogige bloedzuiger sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

English: leeches sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

English-United States: leeches sources: Charles Hussey

Swedish: hundigel

Literature

basis of record	ITIS database
additional source	Murphy, P.M. & Learner, M.A. 1982. The life history and production of the leech Erpobdella octoculata (Hirudinea Erpobdellidae) in the River Ely, South Wales. J.Anim.Ecol. 51:57–67.
additional source	Edwards, F.K., Lauridsen R.B., Armand L., Vincent H.M, Jones, J.I. 2009. The relationship between length, mass and preservation time for three species of freshwater leeches (Hirudinea). Fundamental and Applied Limnology. 73(4):321-327.
additional source	Dall, P.C. 1979. Ecology and production of the leeches Erpobdella octoculata L. and Erpobdella testacea SAV. in Lake Esrom, Denmark. Arch.Hydrobiol./Suppl. 57:188–220.
additional source	Elliott, J.M. 1973. The life cycle and production of the leech Erpobdella octoculata (L.) (Hirudinea: Erpobdellidae) in a lake district stream. J.Anim.Ecol. 42:437–450.
additional source	Mann, K.H. 1953: The life history of Erpobdella octoculata (LINNAEUS, 1758). J.Anim.Ecol. 22: 199–207.

Genbank

Taxonomy

WoRMS

External Links

GenBank (18 nucleotides; 10 proteins)
Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelid Collection
Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications)
GBIF
GBIF

Citation

Kolb, J. (2014). Erpobdella octoculata (Linnaeus, 1758). In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:181575

Prof. Dr Alessandro Minelli. Erpobdella octoculata (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=196010