Trunk leeches [1] ( lat. Rhynchobdellida ) - detachment of annelids from the leech subclass (Hirudinea). The name is associated with their use in feeding elongated pharynx, deprived of jaw armament [2] . The length of the body of most species does not exceed 2-3 cm [1] .
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 Heebdella europaea flat leech | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rhynchobdellida Blanchard , 1894 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification
As of January 2019, there are 3 families in the squadron [3] :
- Glossiphoniidae Vaillant, 1890 - Flat leeches
- Piscicolidae Johnston, 1865 - Fish leeches
- Ozobranchidae Pinto, 1921
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Leechbirds // Frankfurt - Chaga. - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia, 1978. - ( Great Soviet Encyclopedia : [in 30 t.] / Ch. Ed. AM Prokhorov ; 1969-1978, vol. 28).
- ↑ Westheide V. , Riger R. From protozoa to mollusks and arthropods // Invertebrate zoology. = Spezielle Zoology. Teil 1: Einzeller und Wirbellose Tiere / per. with him. O. N. Bölling, S. M. Lyapkova, A. V. Mikheev, O. G. Manylov, A. A. Oskolsky, A. V. Filippova, A. V. Chesunov; by ed. A.V. Chesunova. - M .: Fellowship of scientific publications KMK, 2008. - V. 1. - P. 421. - iv + 512 + iv p. - 1000 copies - ISBN 978-5-87317-491-1 .
- ↑ Order Rhynchobdellida (English) in the World Register of Marine Species . (Checked February 11, 2019) .
Literature
- Lukin EI. Leech fresh and brackish water . - The fauna of the USSR. 109. - L. , 1976.