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  Genus Hirudo

Species H. medicinalis

Taxon Information

The Species H. medicinalis has been reported (or is assumed) to occur in fresh waters. This taxon has been reported from North America.

(These statements were generated automatically from the WInvertebrates database.)

Literature Records

• Hirudo medicinalis, [North America] (Govedich et al., 2010).
• Hirudo medicinalis, [North America] (Moore, 1959).

Bibliography

• Govedich, F.R., B.A. Bain, W.E. Moser, S.R. Gelder, R.W. Davies & R.O. Brinkhurst. 2010. Annelida (Clitellata): Oligochaeta, Branchiobdellida, Hirudinida, and Acanthobdellida. [in] J.H. Thorp & A.P. Covich (eds.). Ecology and Classification of North American Freshwater Invertebrates, 3rd edition: 385-436.
• Moore, J.P. 1959. Hirudinea. [in] W.T. Edmondson (ed.). Ward & Whipple Fresh-Water Biology, 2nd edition: 542-557.

Student Essays

• "Hirudo medicinalis: The Revival of the Medicinal Leech" by Lindsey DeVault (BIOL/WATR 361, Spring 2015 )

Web Pages

• Fauna Europaea
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System
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