Motobdella
| Motobdella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
| Clade: | Sedentaria |
| Class: | Clitellata |
| Subclass: | Hirudinea |
| Order: | Arhynchobdellida |
| Family: | Erpobdellidae |
| Genus: | Motobdella Govedich, Blinn, Keim & Davies, 1998 |
| Type species | |
| Erpobdella montezuma Davies, Singhal, and Blinn, 1985
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| Species | |
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Motobdella is a genus of leeches in the family Erpobdellidae. It contains two species:[1]
- Motobdella montezuma (Davies, Singhal, and Blinn, 1985)
- Motobdella sedonensis Govedich, Blinn, Keim & Davies, 1998
References
[edit]- ^ Fredric R Govedich; Dean W Blinn; Paul Keim; Ronald W Davies (1998). "Phylogenetic relationships of three genera of Erpobdellidae (Hirudinoidea), with a description of a new genus, Motobdella, and species, Motobdella sedonensis". Canadian Journal of Zoology. 76 (12): 2164–2171. doi:10.1139/z98-132.
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