Acanthobdellidea

Acanthobdellidea is an infraclass of primitive leeches; some authors place them in a separate subclass from the Hirudinea.[1] However, the World Register of Marine Species places them within the Hirudinea, as a sister group to Euhirudinea, the true leeches.[2]

Acanthobdellidea
Acanthobdella peledina
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Domain:Eukaryota
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Annelida
Clade:Pleistoannelida
Clade:Sedentaria
Class:Clitellata
Subclass:Hirudinea
Infraclass:Acanthobdellidea

Species in the group include Acanthobdella peledina, described by the German zoologist Adolph Eduard Grube in 1851,[3] and A. livanowi, described in 1966.[4]

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