Hirudo orientalis
Species of annelid worm / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hirudo orientalis is a species of medicinal leech. It has been confused with Hirudo medicinalis, but has recently been recognized as a different species.[1][2] This Asian species is associated with mountainous areas in the subboreal eremial zone and occurs in Azerbaijan, Iran, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. It occurs also in Georgia, and probably in Armenia.[3]
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Hirudo orientalis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Annelida |
Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
Clade: | Sedentaria |
Class: | Clitellata |
Subclass: | Hirudinea |
Order: | Arhynchobdellida |
Family: | Hirudinidae |
Genus: | Hirudo |
Species: | H. orientalis |
Binomial name | |
Hirudo orientalis Utevsky & Trontelj, 2005 | |
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