Erpobdelliformes

The Erpobdelliformes are one of the currently-accepted suborders of the proboscisless leeches (Arhynchobdellida). It includes four families:[1][2]

  • Erpobdellidae Blanchard, 1894
  • Gastrostomobdellidae Richardson, 1971
  • Orobdellidae Nakano, Ramlah & Hikida, 2012
  • Salifidae Johansson, 1910

Erpobdelliformes
Kinabalu giant red leech (Mimobdella buettikoferi)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Class: Clitellata
Order: Arhynchobdellida
Suborder: Erpobdelliformes
Sawyer, 1986
Families

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References
  1. Takafumi Nakano (2011). "Holotype redescription of Mimobdella japonica (Hirudinida, Arhynchobdellida, Erpobdelliformes) and taxonomic status of the genus Mimobdella" (PDF). ZooKeys (119): 1–10. doi:10.3897/zookeys.119.1501. PMC 3192424. PMID 21998513.
  2. Takafumi Nakano; Zainudin Ramlah; Tsutomu Hikida (2012). "Phylogenetic position of gastrostomobdellid leeches (Hirudinida, Arhynchobdellida, Erpobdelliformes) and a new family for the genus Orobdella" (PDF). Zoologica Scripta. 41 (2): 177–185. doi:10.1111/j.1463-6409.2011.00506.x.


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