Haemopidae

Haemopidae
Whitmania pigra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Clade: Pleistoannelida
Clade: Sedentaria
Class: Clitellata
Subclass: Hirudinea
Order: Arhynchobdellida
Suborder: Hirudiniformes
Family: Haemopidae
Richardson, 1969

Haemopidae is a family of leeches belonging to the order Arhynchobdellida.[1]

Genera

The following may be included:[2][1]

  1. Haemopis Savigny, 1820
  2. Whitmania Blanchard, 1887

Of other genera previously assigned to this family, Philobdella and Semiscolex have since been assigned elsewhere, while Bdellarogatis, Mollibdella and Percymoorensis, created by Richardson (1969) for north American species formerly in Haemopis, are not generally accepted by current workers.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Haemopidae". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b IRMNG taxon details: Haemopidae