Haemopis sanguisuga

Haemopis sanguisuga
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Class: Clitellata
Subclass: Hirudinea
Order: Arhynchobdellida
Family: Haemopidae
Genus: Haemopis
Species: H. sanguisuga
Binomial name
Haemopis sanguisuga
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms

Hirudo sanguisuga Linnaeus, 1758

Haemopis sanguisuga, commonly called the horse-leech, is a species of leech in the genus Haemopis.[1]

Another name is Aulastomum gulo.[2]

References

  1. "Horse Leech - Haemopis sanguisuga". NatureSpot. Retrieved 17 November 2012.


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