Haemadipsa is a genus of leeches, with members commonly known as jawed land leeches. These annelids are known from subtropical and tropical regions around the Indian and Pacific Ocean. Well-known Haemadipsa are for example the Indian Leech (Haemadipsa sylvestris) and the yamabiru or Japanese Mountain Leech (Haemadipsa zeylanica). Members of the genus feed on blood.[circular reference] They are troublesome to humans and animals especially because their bites result in prolonged bleeding.
Haemadipsa | |
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Tiger leech in Borneo, Malaysia | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Annelida |
Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
Clade: | Sedentaria |
Class: | Clitellata |
Subclass: | Hirudinea |
Order: | Arhynchobdellida |
Family: | Haemadipsidae |
Genus: | Haemadipsa Tennent, 1859 |
Species | |
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Species in the genus Haemadipsa
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