RHYNCHOBDELLIDA (Blanchard, 1894)
(an order of leeches)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Order	RHYNCHOBDELLIDA (an order of leeches)
Infraclass	Euhirudinea (an infraclass of annelids)
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)

Identification Works

	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Chadd, R.	2007	Module 3: advanced identification of flatworms (Tricladida) and leeches (Hirudinea)	https://www.fba.org.uk/identification-freshwater-invertebrates-species-level-distance-learning-course

RHYNCHOBDELLIDA (an order of leeches) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

HIRUDINEA
(leeches)

ANNELIDA
(segmented worms and leeches)

ANIMALIA
(animals)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for RHYNCHOBDELLIDA (an order of leeches)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 22 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for RHYNCHOBDELLIDA (an order of leeches)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Identification Works

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