Subclass | HIRUDINEA (leeches) |
Class | CLITELLATA (a class of annelids) |
Phylum | ANNELIDA (segmented worms and leeches) |
Superphylum | LOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives) |
Clade | Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals) |
Subkingdom | EUMETAZOA (metazoans) |
Kingdom | ANIMALIA (animals) |
Domain | Eukaryota (eukaryotes) |
Life | BIOTA (living things) |
Author | Year | Title | Source | |
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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Mann, K.H. & Watson, E.V. | 1964 | *** A Key to British Freshwater Leeches with Notes on their Ecology ***(Superseded) | FBA Scientific Publication , No. 14, 2 edition, 50pp, Freshwater Biological Association |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:
NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for HIRUDINEA (leeches) |
BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 29 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for HIRUDINEA (leeches) |
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