Placobdella
Placobdella is a genus of leeches in the family Glossiphoniidae. Species can grow up to 6.5 cm in length, have extremely close eyes and mouths located on the rim or near the anterior (front) sucker.
The genus has an almost cosmopolitan distribution.
24 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Smooth Turtle Leech
speciesPlacobdella parasitica
Placobdella rugosa
speciesPlacobdella rugosa
Placobdella multilineata
speciesPlacobdella multilineata
Placobdella papillifera
speciesPlacobdella papillifera
Placobdella ali
speciesPlacobdella ali
Placobdella costata
speciesPlacobdella costata
Placobdella ornata
speciesPlacobdella ornata
Placobdella desseri
speciesPlacobdella desseri
Placobdella unimaculata
speciesPlacobdella unimaculata
Placobdella akahkway
speciesPlacobdella akahkway
Placobdella hollensis
speciesPlacobdella hollensis
Kwetlumye leech
speciesPlacobdella kwetlumye
Placobdella nuchalis
speciesPlacobdella nuchalis
Placobdella montifera
speciesPlacobdella montifera
Placobdella sophieae
speciesPlacobdella sophieae
Placobdella biannulata
speciesPlacobdella biannulata
Placobdella phalera
speciesPlacobdella phalera
Placobdella pediculata
speciesPlacobdella pediculata
Placobdella burresonae
speciesPlacobdella burresonae
Placobdella siddalli
speciesPlacobdella siddalli
Placobdella appalachiensis
speciesPlacobdella appalachiensis
Placobdella japonica
speciesPlacobdella japonica
Placobdella columbiensis
speciesPlacobdella columbiensis
Placobdella mexicana
speciesPlacobdella mexicana
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 134112.