Hirudo verbana
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Hirudo verbana is a species of leech.[2]
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Hirudo verbana | |
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Dorsal (a) and ventral (b) views of Hirudo verbana from Kızılırmak Delta, Turkey | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Annelida |
Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
Clade: | Sedentaria |
Class: | Clitellata |
Subclass: | Hirudinea |
Order: | Arhynchobdellida |
Family: | Hirudinidae |
Genus: | Hirudo |
Species: | H. verbana |
Binomial name | |
Hirudo verbana Carena, 1820 | |
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Hirudo verbana has long been used as a medicinal leech under the species H. medicinalis, but has recently been recognized as a separate species distinct from the traditional or European medicinal leech of that name.[2][3]