Erpobdella | |
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Erpobdella octoculata | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Annelida |
Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
Clade: | Sedentaria |
Class: | Clitellata |
Subclass: | Hirudinea |
Order: | Arhynchobdellida |
Family: | Erpobdellidae |
Genus: | Erpobdella Blainville, 1818 |
Type species | |
Erpobdella octoculata | |
Species | |
See text | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Erpobdella is a genus of leeches in the family Erpobdellidae. Members of the genus have three or four pairs of eyes, but never have true jaws, and are typically {{convert|2|-|5|centimetres|1} (|0,2|-|0,5|milimetres)long. All members do not feed on blood, but instead are predators of small aquatic invertebrates, which they often swallow whole.[2][3]
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