Acanthobdella
| Acanthobdella | |
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| Acanthobdella peledina | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
| Clade: | Sedentaria |
| Class: | Clitellata |
| Subclass: | Hirudinea |
| Infraclass: | Acanthobdellidea |
| Order: | Acanthobdellida Grube, 1851 |
| Family: | Acanthobdellidae Grube, 1851 |
| Genus: | Acanthobdella Grube, 1851 |
Acanthobdella is a genus of leeches containing 1 species.[1] This species is an ectoparasite of salmonid fish, and has been found to be sister lineage to leeches.[2]
- Acanthobdella peledina Grube, 1851
This species and Paracanthobdella livanowi make up the order Acanthobdellida.
References
- ^ Ax, Peter (2000). "Acanthobdella peledina — Autobdella". Multicellular Animals: 69–71. doi:10.1007/978-3-662-10396-8_17. ISBN 978-3-642-08681-6.
- ^ Tessler, Michael; de Carle, Danielle; Voiklis, Madeleine L.; Gresham, Olivia A.; Neumann, Johannes S.; Cios, Stanisław; Siddall, Mark E. (October 2018). "Worms that suck: Phylogenetic analysis of Hirudinea solidifies the position of Acanthobdellida and necessitates the dissolution of Rhynchobdellida". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 127: 129–134. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2018.05.001.
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