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

Oceanobdella quadrioculata (Malm, 1863)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

OceanobdellaCaballero, 1956accepted genus name
Abranchus Johansson, 1896 synonym

Species group names

Platybdella quadrioculata Malm, 1863 synonym

Literature

basis of record

Karlsbakk, E. (2005). Occurrence of leeches (Hirudinea, Piscicolidae) on some marine fishes in Norway. Marine Biology Research. 1(2): 140-148.

additional source

van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO).

Genbank

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Citation

WoRMS (2025). Oceanobdella quadrioculata (Malm, 1863). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=370648

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine, not fresh

Importance

no data

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Last modified

2023-03-25 by Geoffrey Read

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