Placobdella ali

Placobdella ali

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Rhynchobdellida
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Spiralia Cladus: Lophotrochozoa Phylum: Annelida Classis: Clitellata Subclassis: Hirudinea Infraclassis: Euhirudinea Ordo: Rhynchobdellida

Familia: Glossiphoniidae
Subfamilia: Glossiphoniinae
Genus: Placobdella
Species: Placobdella ali

Name

Placobdella ali Hughes & Siddall, 2007:2

Holotype: AMNH Annelida 5327; collected on 17 June 2006. Additional material, paratypes, dissected, AMNH Annelida 5328, 5329.

Type locality: Silver Mine Lake, 41°17´69N, 74°03´50W, Orange County, New York, 216 m.

Etymology: Noun in apposition in honor of our field assistant Ali.

References

• J. Leslie Hughes & Mark E. Siddall, 2007: A New Species of Leech from the New York Metropolitan Area. American Museum novitates, 3578 : 6 pp., 11 figures. PDF.