Hirudo medicinalis Linnaeus, 1758
(Medicinal Leech)

Hirudo medicinalis (Medicinal Leech) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHirudo medicinalis (Medicinal Leech)
FamilyHIRUDINIDAE (toothed leeches)
OrderARHYNCHOBDELLIDA (an order of annelids)
InfraclassEuhirudinea (an infraclass of annelids)
SubclassHIRUDINEA (leeches)
ClassCLITELLATA (a class of annelids)
PhylumANNELIDA (segmented worms and leeches)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Hirudo medicinalis (Medicinal Leech)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Ausden, M. et al 2002 The status, conservation and use of the Medicinal Leech British Wildlife Vol 13, No. 4: 229-238.

Hirudo medicinalis (Medicinal Leech) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Hirudo medicinalis (Medicinal Leech):

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