Platybdellinae

Malmiana sp.	Oceanobdella sexoculata

flattened "fish" leeches

Mark E. Siddall & E. M. Burreson *

Platybdellinae
         Myzobdella
         Piscicolaria
         Cryobdella
         Glyptonotobdella
         Notostomum
         Platybdella
         Bathybdella
         Beringobdella
         Hemibdella
         Heptacyclus
         Malmiana
         Marsipobdella
         Mysidobdella
         Oceanobdella
         Ostreobdella
         Aestabdella
         Austrobdella
         Makarabdella
         Notobdella
         Phyllobdella
         Pterobdella

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. Myzobdella Leidy, 1851.
   Type species: Myzobdella lugubris Leidy, 1851.

2. Piscicolaria Whitman, 1889.
   Type species: Piscicolaria reducta Meyer, 1940.

3. Cryobdella Harding, 1922.
   Type species: Cryobdella levigata Harding, 1922.

4. Glyptonotobdella Sawyer and White, 1969.
   Type species: Glyptonotobdella antarctica Sawyer and White, 1969.

5. Notostomum Levinsen, 1881.
   Type species: Notostomum laeve Levinsen, 1881.

6. Platybdella Malm, 1863.
   Type species: Platybdella anarrhichae (Diesing, 1859).

7. Bathybdella Burreson, 1981.
   Type species: Bathybdella sawyeri Burreson, 1981.

8. Beringobdella Caballero, 1974.
   Type species: Beringobdella rectangulata (Levinsen, 1881).

9. Hemibdella Beneden and Hesse, 1863.
   Type species: Hemibdella soleae Beneden and Hesse, 1863.

10. Heptacyclus Vasiliev, 1939.
    Type species: Heptacyclus virgatus Vasiliev, 1939.

11. Malmiana Strand, 1942.
    Type species: Malmiana brunnea (Johansson, 1896).

12. Marsipobdella Moore, 1952.
    Type species: Marsipobdella sacculata Moore, 1952.

13. Mysidobdella Selensky, 1927.
    Type species: Mysidobdella borealis (Johansson, 1898).

14. Oceanobdella Caballero, 1956.
    Type species: Oceanobdella sexoculata (Malm, 1863).

15. Ostreobdella Oka, 1927.
    Type species: Ostreobdella kakibir Oka, 1927.

16. Aestabdella Burreson, 1976.
    Type species: Aestabdella abditovesiculata (Moore, 1952).

17. Austrobdella Badham, 1916.
    Type species: Austrobdella translucens Badham, 1916.

18. Makarabdella Richardson, 1959.
    Type species: Makarabdella manteri Richardson, 1959.

19. Notobdella Benham, 1909.
    Type species: Notobdella nototheniae Benham, 1909.

20. Phyllobdella Moore, 1939.
    Type species: Phyllobdella maculata Moore, 1939.

21. Pterobdella Kaburaki, 1921.
    Type species: Pterobdella amara Kaburaki, 1921.

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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