HIRUDINEA Linnaeus, 1758
(leeches)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:
SubclassHIRUDINEA (leeches)
ClassCLITELLATA (a class of annelids)
PhylumANNELIDA (segmented worms and leeches)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Elliott, J.M. & Mann, K.H. 1979 A Key to British Freshwater Leeches FBA Scientific Publication , No. 40, 3 edition, 72pp, Freshwater Biological Association
Mann, K.H. & Watson, E.V. 1964 *** A Key to British Freshwater Leeches with Notes on their Ecology ***(Superseded) FBA Scientific Publication , No. 14, 2 edition, 50pp, Freshwater Biological Association

HIRUDINEA (leeches) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for HIRUDINEA (leeches)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 29 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for HIRUDINEA (leeches)
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