Hirudinaria (annelid)
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Hirudinaria[1] is a genus of large Asian leeches belonging to the family Cylicobdellidae;[2] previously it was placed in the Hirudinidae.[3][lower-alpha 1] It includes species such as H. manillensis that may be called "Asian medicinal leeches", but together with the genus Poecilobdella, they are also described as Asian buffalo leeches.[3]
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Hirudinaria | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Annelida |
Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
Clade: | Sedentaria |
Class: | Clitellata |
Subclass: | Hirudinea |
Order: | Arhynchobdellida |
Suborder: | Hirudiniformes |
Family: | Cylicobdellidae |
Genus: | Hirudinaria Whitman, 1886 |
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