Placobdella ali

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Rhynchobdellida 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Spiralia
Cladus: Lophotrochozoa
Phylum: Annelida
Classis: Clitellata
Subclassis: Hirudinea
Infraclassis: Euhirudinea
Ordo: Rhynchobdellida

Familia: Glossiphoniidae
Subfamilia: Glossiphoniinae
Genus: Placobdella
Species: Placobdella ali

Name

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Placobdella ali Hughes & Siddall, 2007:2

Holotype: AMNH Annelida 5327; collected on 17 June 2006. Additional material, paratypes, dissected, AMNH Annelida 5328, 5329.
Type locality: Silver Mine Lake, 41°17´69N, 74°03´50W, Orange County, New York, 216 m.
Etymology: Noun in apposition in honor of our field assistant Ali.

References

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  • J. Leslie Hughes & Mark E. Siddall, 2007: A New Species of Leech from the New York Metropolitan Area. American Museum novitates, 3578 : 6 pp., 11 figures. PDF.