Piscicolinae

Branchellion torpedinis	Calliobdella vivida

pulsatile "fish" leeches

Mark E. Siddall & E. M. Burreson *

Piscicolinae 
          Limnotrachelobdella
          Baicalobdella
          Caspiobdella
          Codonobdella
          Cystobranchus
          Piscicola
          Bdellamaris
          Branchellion
          Calliobdella
          Galatheabdella
          Johanssonia
          Orientobdella
          Trachelobdella
          Trachelobdellina
          Zeylanicobdella

Containing clade: Rynchobdellida

Table of Contents

Sources of Information on the Internet
Nomenclatural Data (type species and authorities)
References

Sources of Information on the Internet

• Life History Evolution

• Picture Gallery of Leeches

• Classification of Leeches

• (Discovery Channel Program) - NICE!

• Joel's Houdini the Leech, Riverdale School, Portland, OR

• Effect of ale, garlic, and soured cream on the appetite of leeches

• Leech Neurobiology Newsletter

• Building a better leech

• KAIST BioResource LAB
  and information on clotting mechanisms

Nomenclatural Data

1. Limnotrachelobdella Epshtein, 1968.
   Type species: Limnotrachelobdella sinensis (Blanchard, 1896).

2. Baicalobdella Dogiel and Bogolepova, 1957.
   Type species: Baicalobdella torquata (Grube, 1871).

3. Caspiobdella Epshtein, 1966.
   Type species: Caspiobdella tuberculata Epshtein, 1966.

4. Codonobdella Grube, 1873.
   Type species: Codonobdella truncata Grube, 1873.

5. Cystobranchus Diesing, 1859.
   Type species: Cystobranchus respirans (Troschel, 1850).

6. Piscicola Blainville, 1818.
   Type species: Piscicola geometra (Linnaeus, 1761).

7. Bdellamaris Richardson, 1953.
   Type species: Bdellamaris eptatreti Richardson, 1953.

8. Branchellion Savigny, 1822.
   Type species:

   Branchellion torpedinis Savigny, 1822.

9. Calliobdella Beneden and Hesse, 1863.
   Type species: Calliobdella lophii Beneden and Hesse, 1863.

10. Galatheabdella Richardson and Meyer, 1973.
    Type species: Galatheabdella bruuni Richardson and Meyer, 1973.

11. Johanssonia Selensky, 1914.
    Type species: Johanssonia kolaensis Selensky, 1914.

12. Orientobdella Epshtein, 1962.
    Type species: Orientobdella japonica (Vasiliev, 1939).

13. Trachelobdella Diesing, 1850.
    Type species: Trachelobdella muelleri Diesing, 1850.

14. Trachelobdellina Moore, 1957.
    Type species: Trachelobdellina glabra Moore, 1957.

15. Zeylanicobdella de Silva, 1963.
    Type species: Zeylanicobdella arugamensis de Silva, 1963.

References

• Siddall, M. E., and Burreson, E. M. 1995. Phylogeny of the Euhirudinea: Independent evolution of blood feeding by leeches? Canadian Journal of Zoology, 73: 1048-1064

• Sawyer, R. T. 1986. Leech biology and behaviour. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK. 10065 pp.

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