| Poecilobdella | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
| Clade: | Sedentaria |
| Class: | Clitellata |
| Subclass: | Hirudinea |
| Order: | Arhynchobdellida |
| Suborder: | Hirudiniformes |
| Family: | Hirudinidae |
| Genus: | Poecilobdella Blanchard, 1893 |
Poecilobdella[1] is a genus of Asian leeches belonging to the family Hirudinidae.[2] Together with the genus Hirudinaria, they have been called Asian buffalo (or cattle) leeches.[3]
- ^ Blanchard (1893) Bol. Mus. Zool. Anat. comp. Torino, 8, no. 145.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
GBIFwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Phillips AJ (2012) Phylogenetic placement of a new species of Asian buffalo leech (Arhynchobdellida: Hirudinidae), and confirmation of human-mediated dispersal of a congener to the Caribbean. Invertebrate Systematics, 26, 293–302. DOI: also available from: ResearchGate (accessed 29 August 2021).