IRMNG name details
basis of record
Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details]
source of synonymy
Siddall, M.E., and Borda, E. 2004. American Museum Novitates 3457: page(s): 18 [details]
extant flag source
Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details]
habitat flag source
Sawyer, R.T. 1986. Leech Biology and Behaviour. Volume II Feeding Biology, Ecology and Systematics. Clarendon Press: Oxford. xiv + 419-793 pp. [details]
Unreviewed
Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Hirudinea (Class) > Euhirudinea (Subclass) > Arhynchobdellida (Order) > Mesobdellidae (Family) [details]
Descriptive info nonmarine/terrestrial leeches (Siddall & Borda, 2004) [details]
Taxonomic remark Treated as part of Xerobdellidae by Siddall et al in recent studies [details]
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