Erpobdella

Erpobdella
Erpobdella octoculata
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Clade: Pleistoannelida
Clade: Sedentaria
Class: Clitellata
Subclass: Hirudinea
Order: Arhynchobdellida
Family: Erpobdellidae
Genus: Erpobdella
Blainville, 1818
Type species
Erpobdella octoculata
Species

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Synonyms
  • Croatobranchus Kerovec, Kučinić & Jalžic, 1999
  • Mooreobdella Pawlowski, 1955
  • Nephelopsis Verrill, 1872
  • Semiscolecides Augener, 1930
  • Trocheta Dutrochet, 1817

Erpobdella is a genus of leeches in the family Erpobdellidae. Members of the genus have three or four pairs of eyes, but never have true jaws, and are typically 20–50 millimetres (0.8–2.0 in) long. All members do not feed on blood, but instead are predators of small aquatic invertebrates, which they often swallow whole.

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