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Erpobdellidae Blanchard, 1894

108991  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:108991)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Annelida (Phylum)
  4. Clitellata (Class)
  5. Hirudinea (Subclass)
  6. Arhynchobdellida (Order)
  7. Erpobdellidae (Family)
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  1. Genus Archaeobdella Grimm, 1876
  2. Genus Croatobranchus Kerovec, Kucinic & Jalzic, 1999
  3. Genus Dina Blanchard, 1892
  4. Genus Erpobdella Lamarck, 1818
  5. Genus Erpobdellopsis Grosser in Jueg & Grosser, 2017
  6. Genus Fadejewobdella Lukin, 1962
  7. Genus Mooreobdella Pawlowski, 1955
  8. Genus Motobdella Govedich, Blinn, Keim & Davies, 1998
  9. Genus Nephelopsis Verrill, 1872
  10. Genus Semiscolecides Augener, 1930
  11. Genus Trocheta Dutrochet, 1817
  12. Genus Vivabdella Richardson, 1971
  13. Genus Archeobdella Leiper, 1909 accepted as Archaeobdella Grimm, 1876
  14. Genus Bradisa Gistl, 1848 accepted as Trocheta Dutrochet, 1817
  15. Genus Erpobdellis Westwood in Blyth, 1840 accepted as Erpobdella Lamarck, 1818
  16. Genus Erpopdell Berthold, 1827 accepted as Erpobdella Lamarck, 1818
  17. Genus Herpobdella Agassiz, 1846 accepted as Erpobdella Lamarck, 1818
  18. Genus Liostomum Grube, 1850 accepted as Liostomum Wagler, 1831 (later usage (?), refer note)
  19. Genus Trochaetia Fleming, 1822 accepted as Trocheta Dutrochet, 1817
  20. Genus Trochetia Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Trocheta Dutrochet, 1817
  21. Genus Centropygos Grube, 1859 (uncertain, unassessed)
  22. Genus Liostoma Wagler, 1831 (uncertain, unassessed)
  23. Genus Liostomum Wagler, 1831 (uncertain, unassessed)
  24. Genus Nematobdella Kaburaki, 1921 (uncertain, unassessed)
  25. Genus Geobdella de Blainville, 1827 accepted as Trocheta Dutrochet, 1817 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  26. Genus Nephelis Savigny, 1822 accepted as Erpobdella Lamarck, 1818 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  27. Genus Nephalis Berthold, 1827 accepted as Nephelis Savigny, 1822 accepted as Erpobdella Lamarck, 1818 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  28. Genus Nephilis Parfitt, 1867 accepted as Nephelis Savigny, 1822 accepted as Erpobdella Lamarck, 1818 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
marine, brackish, fresh
recent only
Not documented
Taxonomic remark Siddall, 2002, synonymises Dina, Mooreobdella, Nephelopsis and Trocheta with Erpobdella, although other recent workers keep...  
Taxonomic remark Siddall, 2002, synonymises Dina, Mooreobdella, Nephelopsis and Trocheta with Erpobdella, although other recent workers keep at least Dina and Trocheta separate, refer Trajanovski et al., 2010. [details]
IRMNG (2022). Erpobdellidae Blanchard, 1894. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=108991 on 2025-07-01
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2006-11-17 23:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2022-10-05 18:24:23Z
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Rees, Tony

basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details] 

additional source Trajanovski, S.; Albrecht, C.; Schreiber, K.; Schultheiß, R.; Stadler, T.; Benke, M.; Wilke, T. (2010). Testing the spatial and temporal framework of speciation in an ancient lake species flock: the leech genus Dina (Hirudinea: Erpobdellidae) in Lake Ohrid. <em>Biogeosciences.</em> 7(11): 3387-3402., available online at https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-7-3387-2010
note: refer note [details] 

additional source Siddall, M. E. (2002). Phylogeny of the leech family Erpobdellidae (Hirudinida : Oligochaeta). <em>Invertebrate Systematics.</em> 16(1): 1-6., available online at https://doi.org/10.1071/it01011 [details] 

taxonomy source Ruggiero, M. A. (2014). Families of All Living Organisms, Version 2.0.a.15, (4/26/14). Expert Solutions International, LLC, Reston, VA. 420 pp. [details] 

current name source Ruggiero, M. A. (2014). Families of All Living Organisms, Version 2.0.a.15, (4/26/14). Expert Solutions International, LLC, Reston, VA. 420 pp. [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
Descriptive info Leeches, nonmarine except for Archaeobdella esmonti from brackish water of the Caspian and Azov Seas (Lukin, 1976) [details]

Taxonomic remark Siddall, 2002, synonymises Dina, Mooreobdella, Nephelopsis and Trocheta with Erpobdella, although other recent workers keep at least Dina and Trocheta separate, refer Trajanovski et al., 2010. [details]
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