Hirudo verbana
| Hirudo verbana | |
|---|---|
| Dorsal (a) and ventral (b) views of Hirudo verbana from Kızılırmak Delta, Turkey | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
| Clade: | Sedentaria |
| Class: | Clitellata |
| Subclass: | Hirudinea |
| Order: | Arhynchobdellida |
| Family: | Hirudinidae |
| Genus: | Hirudo |
| Species: | H. verbana |
| Binomial name | |
| Hirudo verbana Carena, 1820 | |
Hirudo verbana is a species of leech.
Hirudo verbana has long been used as a medicinal leech under the species H. medicinalis, but has recently been recognized as a separate species distinct from the traditional or European medicinal leech of that name.
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