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Fish Leech
Piscicola geometra
Classification
- Class
- Clitellata
- Order
- Rhynchobdellida
- Family
- Piscicolidae
Rhynchobdellida (from the Greek rhynchos, mouth, and bdellein, sucking), the jawless leeches or freshwater leeches, are an order of aquatic leeches. Despite the common name "freshwater leeches", species are found in both sea and fresh water. They are defined by the presence of a protrusible proboscis instead of jaws, and having colourless blood.
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Distribution
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Countries in the Picchu catalog
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