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Poecilobdella

Poecilobdella is a genus of Asian leeches belonging to the family Hirudinidae. Together with the genus Hirudinaria, they have been called Asian buffalo (or cattle) leeches.

Species

The Global Biodiversity Information Facility lists:

  1. Poecilobdella blanchardi <small>(Moore, 1901)</small> - type species<br>- previously placed in subgenus: Limnatis (Poecilobdella) <small>Blanchard, 1893</small>
  2. Poecilobdella hubeiensis <small>Yang, 1980</small>
  3. Poecilobdella nanjingensis <small>Yang, 1996</small>

Now placed in the genus Hirudinaria:

  • Poecilobdella javanica <small>(Wahlberg, 1855)</small>
  • Poecilobdella manillensis <small>(Lesson, 1842)</small>

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