Species | Hirudo medicinalis (Medicinal Leech) |
Family | HIRUDINIDAE (toothed leeches) |
Order | ARHYNCHOBDELLIDA (an order of annelids) |
Infraclass | Euhirudinea (an infraclass of annelids) |
Subclass | HIRUDINEA (leeches) |
Class | CLITELLATA (a class of annelids) |
Phylum | ANNELIDA (segmented worms and leeches) |
Superphylum | LOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives) |
Clade | Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals) |
Subkingdom | EUMETAZOA (metazoans) |
Kingdom | ANIMALIA (animals) |
Domain | Eukaryota (eukaryotes) |
Life | BIOTA (living things) |
NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Hirudo medicinalis (Medicinal Leech) |
Handling & Magnification | Author | Year | Title | Source |
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Ausden, M. et al | 2002 | The status, conservation and use of the Medicinal Leech | British Wildlife Vol 13, No. 4: 229-238. |
Hirudo medicinalis (Medicinal Leech) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:
Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Hirudo medicinalis (Medicinal Leech):
BioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 2 images of Hirudo medicinalis (Medicinal Leech) |
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