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Hirudo Linnaeus, 1758

370714  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:370714)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Annelida (Phylum)
  4. Clitellata (Class)
  5. Hirudinea (Subclass)
  6. Euhirudinea (Infraclass)
  7. Arhynchobdellida (Order)
  8. Hirudiniformes (Suborder)
  9. Hirudinidae (Family)
  10. Hirudo (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Sanguisuga Savigny, 1822 · unaccepted (superfluous replacement name for Hirudo)

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  1. Species Hirudo bioculata O. F. Müller, 1774
  2. Species Hirudo medicinalis Linnaeus, 1758
  3. Species Hirudo orientalis Utevsky & Trontelj, 2005
  4. Species Hirudo sulukii Saglam, Saunders, Lang & Shain, 2016
  5. Species Hirudo tianjinensis Liu in Wang, Meng, Jin, Gao, Tong & Liu, 2022
  6. Species Hirudo verbana Carena, 1820
  7. Subgenus Hirudo (Chtonobdella) Grube, 1866 accepted as Chtonobdella Grube, 1866 (unaccepted > superseded combination, rank and classification change)
    1. Species Hirudo (Chtonobdella) limbata Grube, 1866
  8. Species Hirudo alpina Dana, 1766 accepted as Crenobia alpina (Dana, 1766) (superseded original combination, moved to Platyhelminthes, Planaridae)
  9. Species Hirudo anceps Dalyell, 1853 accepted as Malacobdella grossa (Müller, 1776) (synonym - the generic name was used by a number of the earlier authors for species of bdellonemerteans, which bear a superficial resemblance to leeches through their possession of a posterior ventral sucker)
  10. Species Hirudo antipodum Benham, 1904 accepted as Hirudobdella antipodum (Benham, 1904) (unaccepted > superseded combination, superseded original combination)
  11. Species Hirudo atomaria Carena, 1820 accepted as Herpobdella atomaria (Carena, 1820) (superseded original combination)
  12. Species Hirudo australis Bosisto, 1859 accepted as Richardsonianus australis (Bosisto, 1859)
  13. Species Hirudo branchiata Menzies, 1791 accepted as Ozobranchus branchiatus (Menzies, 1791) (superseded original combination)
  14. Species Hirudo brevis Grube, 1871 accepted as Mesobdella brevis (Grube, 1871)
  15. Species Hirudo ceylanica accepted as Haemadipsa zeylanica (Moquin-Tandon, 1827) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling, it is uncertain if 'ceylanica' has usages prior to 'zeylanica' but 'zeylanica' has prevailed)
  16. Species Hirudo decora Say, 1824 accepted as Macrobdella decora (Say, 1824) (superseded original combination)
  17. Species Hirudo geometra Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Piscicola geometra (Linnaeus, 1761) (Synonym)
  18. Species Hirudo grossa Müller, 1776 accepted as Malacobdella grossa (Müller, 1776) (synonym: the generic name was used by a number of the earlier authors for species of bdellonemerteans, which bear a superficial resemblance to leeches through their possession of a posterior ventral sucker)
  19. Species Hirudo heteroclita Linnaeus, 1761 accepted as Alboglossiphonia heteroclita (Linnaeus, 1761) (unaccepted > superseded combination, superseded original combination)
  20. Species Hirudo hippoglossi O. F. Müller, 1776 accepted as Entobdella hippoglossi (Müller, 1776) Blainville, 1818 (superseded original combination. monogenean platyhelminth, not annelida)
  21. Species Hirudo javanica (Wahlberg, 1855) accepted as Hirudinaria javanica (Wahlberg, 1855) (superseded subsequent combination)
  22. Species Hirudo lineata O. F. Müller, 1774 accepted as Dina lineata (O.F. Müller, 1774) (superseded original combination)
  23. Species Hirudo manillensis Lesson, 1842 accepted as Hirudinaria manillensis (Lesson, 1842) (superseded original combination)
  24. Species Hirudo marginata O. F. Müller, 1774 accepted as Hemiclepsis marginata (O. F. Müller, 1774) (superseded original combination)
  25. Species Hirudo marmorata Say, 1824 accepted as Haemopis marmorata (Say, 1824)
  26. Species Hirudo mauiana Benham, 1907 accepted as Richardsonianus mauianus (Benham, 1907) (superseded original combination)
  27. Species Hirudo muricata Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Pontobdella muricata (Linnaeus, 1758) (Synonym)
  28. Species Hirudo octoculata Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Erpobdella octoculata (Linnaeus, 1758) (superseded original combination)
  29. Species Hirudo officinalis (Savigny, 1822) accepted as Hirudo verbana Carena, 1820 (superseded subsequent combination of subjective synonym)
  30. Species Hirudo papillosa Braun, 1805 accepted as Alboglossiphonia papillosa (Braun, 1805) (unaccepted > superseded combination, superseded original combination)
  31. Species Hirudo parasita Braun, 1805 accepted as Branchiobdella parasita (Braun, 1805) (superseded original combination)
  32. Species Hirudo parasitica Say, 1824 accepted as Placobdella parasitica (Say, 1824) (superseded original combination)
  33. Species Hirudo sanguisuga Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Haemopis sanguisuga (Linnaeus, 1758) (superseded original combination)
  34. Species Hirudo stagnalis Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Helobdella stagnalis (Linnaeus, 1758) (superseded original combination)
  35. Species Hirudo sturionis Abildgaard, 1794 accepted as Nitzschia sturionis (Abildgaard, 1794) Krøyer, 1852 (superseded original combination, re-classification to phylum Platyhelminthes, class Monogenea)
  36. Species Hirudo tessellata [auct. misspelling for 'tessulata'] accepted as Theromyzon tessulatum (O. F. Müller, 1774) (subsequent misspelling by Bosc (1802))
  37. Species Hirudo tessulata O. F. Müller, 1774 accepted as Hemiclepsis tessulata (O. F. Müller, 1774) accepted as Theromyzon tessulatum (O. F. Müller, 1774) (superseded original combination)
  38. Species Hirudo viridis Shaw, 1791 accepted as Dalyellia viridis (Shaw, 1791) Graff, 1905 (superseded original combination, and platyhelminth, not an annelid)
  39. Species Hirudo vulgaris Müller, 1774 accepted as Erpobdella octoculata (Linnaeus, 1758) (subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
Distribution once from western and southern Europe to the Ural mountains and the countries bordering the northeastern Mediterranean...  
Distribution once from western and southern Europe to the Ural mountains and the countries bordering the northeastern Mediterranean (Sawyer, 1986, p. 571), today uncommon to rare due to overcollection in 19th century and severe habitat destruction [details]

Taxonomy A currently valid genus of leeches, the generic name was used by a number of the earlier authors for species of...  
Taxonomy A currently valid genus of leeches, the generic name was used by a number of the earlier authors for species of bdellonemerteans, which bear a superficial resemblance to leeches through their possession of a posterior ventral sucker [details]
WoRMS (2024). Hirudo Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=370714 on 2024-08-05
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2008-11-28 06:40:21Z
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van der Land, Jacob
2013-04-09 01:06:46Z
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Kolb, Jürgen
2017-01-23 13:50:16Z
changed
Utevsky, Sergiy
2019-06-30 07:15:43Z
changed
Utevsky, Sergiy
2019-08-21 02:02:36Z
changed
Read, Geoffrey

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original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

original description  (of Sanguisuga Savigny, 1822) Savigny, Jules-César. (1822). Système des annélides, principalement de celles des côtes de l'Égypte et de la Syrie, offrant les caractères tant distinctifs que naturels des Ordres, Familles et Genres, avec la Description des Espèces. <em>Description de l'Égypte ou Recueil des Observations et des Recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l'Expédition de l'Armée Française, publié par les Ordres de sa Majesté l'Empereur Napoléon le Grand, Histoire Naturelle, Paris.</em> 1(3):1–128., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41329897
page(s): 113; note: For existing species Hirudo medicinalis, and new species Sanguisuga officinalis and Sanguisuga granulosa [details]  OpenAccess publication 

taxonomy source Gibson, R. (1995). Nemertean genera and species of the world: an annotated checklist of original names and description citations, synonyms, current taxonomic status, habitats and recorded zoogeographic distribution. <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 29(2): 271-561., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222939500770161 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

taxonomy source Phillips, A. J.; Siddall, M. E. (2009). Poly-paraphyly of Hirudinidae: many lineages of medicinal leeches. <em>BMC Evolutionary Biology.</em> 9(1): 246., available online at https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-9-246 [details]   

basis of record Sawyer, R.T. (1986). Leech biology and behaviour. Vol. II. Feeding biology, ecology, and systematics. Clarendon Press. 375 p. [details]   

additional source van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]   
From editor or global species database
Distribution once from western and southern Europe to the Ural mountains and the countries bordering the northeastern Mediterranean (Sawyer, 1986, p. 571), today uncommon to rare due to overcollection in 19th century and severe habitat destruction [details]

Habitat typically a small pond with muddy substrate and edged with littoral vegetation (Sawyer, 1986, p. 573) [details]

From other sources
Taxonomy A currently valid genus of leeches, the generic name was used by a number of the earlier authors for species of bdellonemerteans, which bear a superficial resemblance to leeches through their possession of a posterior ventral sucker [details]
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