Rhynchobdellida

Rhynchobdellida


Desserobdella phalera

leeches with a proboscis

Mark E. Siddall & E. M. Burreson *


    ,_____________________________________Ozobranchidae
    |                                             
____|  ,__________________________________Pontobdellinae
    |  |                                          
    |__|     ,____________________________Piscicolinae
       |     |                                    
       |_____|  ,_________________________Platybdellinae
             |  |                                 
             |__|                   ,_____Theromyzinae
                |                   |              
                |__Glossiphoniidae__|  ,__Glossiphoniinae
                                    |__|                           
                                       |__Haementeriinae

Containing clade: Hirudinea


Table of Contents

Characteristics of the Group
Sources of Information on the Internet
References

Characteristics of the Rynchobdellida

Apomorphies

Sources of Information on the Internet


References


About This Page

Mark E. Siddall & Gene M. Burreson
Email: mes@vims.edu or gene@vims.edu
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
School of Marine Science
College of William and Mary
Gloucester Point, Virginia 23062, USA

Page copyright © 1995 Mark E. Siddall
Last modified 30 April, 1996