Branchiobdella astaci Odier
(a parasitic annelid)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesBranchiobdella astaci (a parasitic annelid)
FamilyBRANCHIOBDELLIDAE (a family of annelids)
OrderBRANCHIOBDELLIDA (an order of annelids)
ClassBRANCHIOBDELLEA (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
Leake, C.J. & Price, A. 1965 Branchiobdella astaci Odier (Oligochaeta, Annelida) in Reading The Reading Naturalist No. 17: 18-19.

Branchiobdella astaci (a parasitic annelid) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Branchiobdella astaci (a parasitic annelid)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Branchiobdella astaci (a parasitic annelid)
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