Motobdella
Motobdella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Annelida |
Class: | Clitellata |
Subclass: | Hirudinea |
Order: | Arhynchobdellida |
Suborder: | Erpobdelliformes |
Family: | Erpobdellidae |
Genus: | Motobdella Govedich, Blinn, Keim & Davies, 1998 |
Type species | |
Erpobdella montezuma Davies, Singhal, and Blinn, 1985 | |
Species | |
See text |
Motobdella is a genus of leeches in the family Erpobdellidae. It contains two species:[1]
- Motobdella montezuma (Davies, Singhal, and Blinn, 1985)
- Motobdella sedonensis Govedich, Blinn, Keim & Davies, 1998
References
- ↑ Fredric R Govedich; Dean W Blinn; Paul Keim; Ronald W Davies (1998). "Phylogenetic relationships of three genera of Erpobdellidae (Hirudinoidea), with a description of a new genus, Motobdella, and species, Motobdella sedonensis". Canadian Journal of Zoology. 76 (12): 2164*ndash;2171. doi:10.1139/z98-132.
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