Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Annelida > Class Clitellata

Hirudinea Lamarck, 1818. revised

Rank: Subclass
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Euhirudinea

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Dutch: bloedzuigers sources: Hayward, P.; Nelson-Smith, A.; Shields, C. (1999). Gids van kust en strand: flora en fauna [Coast and beach guide: flora and fauna]. Tirion: Baarn, Netherlands. ISBN 90-5210-327-5. 352, ill. pp.
 German: Egel sources: Sawyer, R.T. 1986. Leech biology and behaviour. Vol. II. Feeding biology, ecology, and systematics. Oxford: Clarendon Press. 375 p.
 Latin: hirudi-, hirudo
 Swedish: iglar sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Ukrainian: П'явки

Literature

original description

Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. ii, 824 pp.

basis of record

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

additional source

ITIS database

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External Links

GenBank (0 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
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Citation

Kolb, J. (2014). Hirudinea. In: Norenburg, J.; Gibson, R. (2014) World Nemertea database. 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:2041

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine

Importance

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2013-04-09 by Jürgen Kolb

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