Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Annelida > Class Hirudinea > Order Arhynchobdellida > Suborder Hirudiniformes > Family Hirudinidae > Genus Hirudo

Hirudo medicinalis Linnaeus, 1758

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

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Genus group names

HirudoLinnaeus, 1758accepted genus name

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Albanian: pijavica; shushunja e rëndomtë; ushujza e rëndomtë; ushujzë dermani sources: DHORA, DH. 2008: Fjalor i emrave të kafshëve të Shqipërisë (Emri shkencor – Shqip – Anglisht) / Dictionary of animal names of Albania (Scientific names – Albanian – English). Camaj – Pipa. Shkodër, Albania. pp. 288.
 Bulgarian: Meditsinskа piyavitsа; Медицинска пиявица sources: Bulgarian PESI focal point
 Danish: Lægeigle sources: danish PESI focal point
 Dutch: Medicinale bloedzuiger sources: Dutch Species Register
 English: П'явка медична
 English-United States: Medicinal Leech sources: Charles Hussey
 German: Medizinischer Blutegel sources: Germany PESI focal point
 Greek: Ιατρική βδέλλα
 Italian: Sanguisuga sources: italian PESI focal point
 Lithuanian: medicininė dėlė
 Norwegian: legeigle sources: Norwegian PESI focal point
 Polish: Pijawka lekarska sources: Poland PESI focal point
 Romanian: Lipitoare sources: Romania PESI focal point
 Russian: медицинская пиявка sources: Russian PESI focal point
 Slovenian: medicinska pijavka sources: Slovenian PESI focal point
 Spanish, Castillian: Sanguijuela medicinal sources: spanish PESI focal point
 Swedish: blodigel
 Turkish: Tibbi sülük; Tıbbi sülük sources: Turkish PESI focal point
 Ukrainian: П’явка медична; П'явка медична

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Citation

Prof. Dr Alessandro Minelli. Hirudo medicinalis Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=196069

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

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2004-05-10 by Prof. Dr Alessandro Minelli

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