Pontobdellinae

Stibarobdella macrothela	Megaliobdella szidati

elasmobranch leeches

Mark E. Siddall & E. M. Burreson *

Pontobdellinae
          Pontobdella
          Oxytonostoma
          Mooreobdellina
          Stibarobdella
          Megaliobdella

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. Pontobdella Leach, 1815.
   Type species: Pontobdella muricata (Linnaeus, 1758).

2. Oxytonostoma Malm, 1863.
   Type species: Oxytonostoma typica Malm, 1863.

3. Mooreobdellina Epshtein, 1972.
   Type species: Mooreobdellina rugosa (Moore, 1938).

4. Stibarobdella Leigh-Sharpe, 1925.
   Type species: Stibarobdella macrothela (Schmarda, 1861).

5. Megaliobdella Meyer and Burreson, 1990.
   Type species: Megaliobdella szidati Meyer and Burreson, 1990.

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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