IRMNG - Macrobdellidae Richardson, 1969

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Macrobdellidae Richardson, 1969

IRMNG_ID

106614 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:106614)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Arhynchobdellida

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Genus Macrobdella Verrill, 1872
1. Species Macrobdella decora (Say, 1824)
2. Species Macrobdella diplotertia Meyer, 1975
3. Species Macrobdella ditetra Moore, 1953
4. Species Macrobdella sestertia Whitman, 1886
Genus Oxyptychus Grube, 1850
1. Species Oxyptychus antellarum (Moore, 1901)
Genus Philobdella Verrill, 1874
1. Species Philobdella floridana (Verrill, 1874)
2. Species Philobdella gracilis Moore, 1901
Genus Macrobdilla Morgan, 1895 accepted as Macrobdella Verrill, 1872
Genus Potamobdella Caballero, 1932 accepted as Limnobdella Blanchard, 1893 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~, fresh

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Not documented

Descriptive notes

Taxonomic remark Borda, E., and Siddall, M.E. 2004. Arhynchobdellida (Annelida: Oligochaeta: Hirudinida): Phylogenetic relationships and...

Taxonomic remark Borda, E., and Siddall, M.E. 2004. Arhynchobdellida (Annelida: Oligochaeta: Hirudinida): Phylogenetic relationships and evolution. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 30: 213-225. [details]

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2022). Macrobdellidae Richardson, 1969. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=106614 on 2024-11-03

Taxonomic edit history

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2006-11-20 23:00:00Z

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Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

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Rees, Tony

2017-09-29 04:09:06Z

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Rees, Tony

2022-10-16 17:56:12Z

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basis of record Borda, E.; Siddall, M. E. (2004). Arhynchobdellida (Annelida: Oligochaeta: Hirudinida): phylogenetic relationships and evolution. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 30(1): 213-225., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2003.09.002 [details]

additional source Govedich, F. R.; Bain, B. A.; Moser, W. E.; Gelder, S. R.; Davies, R. W.; Brinkhurst, R. O. (2009). Chapter 12 - Annelida (Clitellata): Oligochaeta, Branchiobdellida, Hirudinida, and Acanthobdellida. Pp. 385-436 in James H. Thorp and Alan P. Covich (eds): Ecology and Classification of North American Freshwater Invertebrates. Third edition. Academic Press. , available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-374855-3.00012-1 [details]

name verified source Borda, E.; Siddall, M. E. (2004). Arhynchobdellida (Annelida: Oligochaeta: Hirudinida): phylogenetic relationships and evolution. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 30(1): 213-225., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2003.09.002 [details]

current name source Borda, E.; Siddall, M. E. (2004). Arhynchobdellida (Annelida: Oligochaeta: Hirudinida): phylogenetic relationships and evolution. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 30(1): 213-225., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2003.09.002 [details]

extant flag source Borda, E.; Siddall, M. E. (2004). Arhynchobdellida (Annelida: Oligochaeta: Hirudinida): phylogenetic relationships and evolution. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 30(1): 213-225., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2003.09.002 [details]

habitat flag source Borda, E.; Siddall, M. E. (2004). Arhynchobdellida (Annelida: Oligochaeta: Hirudinida): phylogenetic relationships and evolution. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 30(1): 213-225., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2003.09.002 [details]

Unreviewed

Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Hirudinea (Class) > Branchiobdellidea (Subclass) > Branchiobdellidea (awaiting allocation) (Order) > Macrobdellidae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info non-marine New World leeches, formerly included within Hirudinidae [details]