Misclassified for Centuries, Medicinal Leeches Found to Be Three Distinct Species

European medicinal leech, annelid

Classification

Representative adult specimen of the European land leech

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Researchers Identify New 3-Jawed Medical Leech : NPR

Hirudinea Lamarck 1818: Evolutionary origin and taxonomy of the

Smithsonian Insider – Discovery in Smithsonian collection broadens

Unrecognized diversity of Trocheta species (Hirudinea

Adult Trocheta haskonis in moist soil, in the process of feeding

Hirudinea Lamarck 1818: Evolutionary origin and taxonomy of the

Frontiers Higher Network Activity Induced by Tactile Compared to

The Hirudo medicinalis species complex

Tracking endangered mammals with the leeches that feed on them

PDF) The European land leech: Biology and DNA-based taxonomy of a