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.

Distribution

Fish Leech — (c) Rob Foster, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Rob Foster · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United Kingdom · 91France · 14Belgium · 7Germany · 2Netherlands · 2

Sources and credits

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Fish Leech

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