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Glossiphoniidae Vaillant, 1890

109234  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:109234)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Annelida (Phylum)
  4. Clitellata (Class)
  5. Hirudinea (Subclass)
  6. Rhynchobdellida (Order)
  7. Glossiphoniidae (Family)
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  1. Genus Actinobdella Moore, 1901
  2. Genus Alboglossiphonia Lukin, 1976
  3. Genus Aotearoabdella Bolotov, 2025
  4. Genus Batracobdella Viguier, 1879
  5. Genus Boreobdella Johansson, 1929
  6. Genus Desmobdella Oka, 1930
  7. Genus Eurobdelloides Bolotov & Pešić, 2025
  8. Genus Gloiobdella Ringuelet, 1978
  9. Genus Glossiphonia Johnson, 1816
  10. Genus Haementeria de Filippi, 1849
  11. Genus Helobdella Blanchard, 1896
  12. Genus Hemiclepsis Vejdovský, 1884
  13. Genus Hippobdelloides Bolotov & Pešić, 2025
  14. Genus Hyperboreomyzon Bolotov, Eliseeva, Klass & Kondakov in Bolotov et al., 2022
  15. Genus Marsupiobdella Goddard & Malan, 1912
  16. Genus Marvinmeyeria Soos, 1969
  17. Genus Orientobdelloides Bolotov, Eliseeva & Kondakov, 2022
  18. Genus Palaemobdella Bolotov, 2025
  19. Genus Placobdella Blanchard, 1893
  20. Genus Placobdelloides Sawyer, 1986
  21. Genus Semilagenta Goddard, 1908
  22. Genus Theromyzon Philippi, 1867
  23. Genus Torix Blanchard, 1893
  24. Genus Clepsina de Filippi, 1837 (Misspelling)
  25. Genus Clepsines Westwood in Blyth, 1840 (Misspelling)
  26. Genus Clossosiphonia Scegolev, 1912 accepted as Glossiphonia Johnson, 1816
  27. Genus Desserobdella Barta & Sawyer, 1990 accepted as Placobdella Blanchard, 1893 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  28. Genus Glossiphania Gérard, 1845 accepted as Glossiphonia Johnson, 1816
  29. Genus Glossophonia Gistl, 1848 accepted as Glossiphonia Johnson, 1816
  30. Genus Glossosiphonia Agassiz, 1846 accepted as Glossiphonia Johnson, 1816
  31. Genus Microbdella Moore, 1900 accepted as Oligobdella Moore in Ward & Whipple, 1918 accepted as Placobdella Blanchard, 1893
  32. Genus Oligobdella Moore in Ward & Whipple, 1918 accepted as Placobdella Blanchard, 1893 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  33. Genus Batrachobdella Caballero, 1931 (uncertain, unassessed)
  34. Genus Batracobdelloides Oosthuizen in Sawyer, 1986 (uncertain, unassessed)
  35. Genus Clepsine Savigny, 1822 (uncertain, unassessed)
  36. Genus Oculobdella Autrum, 1936 (uncertain, unassessed)
  37. Genus Parabdella Autrum, 1936 (uncertain, unassessed)
  38. Genus Paraclepsis Harding, 1924 (uncertain, unassessed)
  39. Genus Protoclepsine Moore, 1898 (uncertain, unassessed)
  40. Genus Protoclepsis Livanov, 1902 (uncertain, unassessed)
  41. Genus Trachybdella Pinto, 1920 (uncertain, unassessed)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Not documented
IRMNG (2022). Glossiphoniidae Vaillant, 1890. Accessed at: https://irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=109234 on 2026-01-20
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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
2022-09-08 12:40:07Z
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Girard, Jean-Sébastien
2022-10-04 06:36:14Z
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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 Siddall, M. E.; Budinoff, R. B.; Borda, E. (2005). Phylogenetic evaluation of systematics and biogeography of the leech family Glossiphoniidae. <em>Invertebrate Systematics.</em> 19(2): 105-112., available online at https://doi.org/10.1071/is04034 [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 Australian Faunal Directory (2022 version). , available online at https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/home [details] 

current name source Australian Faunal Directory (2022 version). , available online at https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/home [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, parasites of freshwater fishes (Sawyer, 1986) [details]
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