Branchiobdellida

Branchiobdellida
Branchiobdellids on the claw of a signal crayfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Class: Clitellata
Order: Branchiobdellida

Branchiobdellida are an order of leech-like clitellates that are mostly exoparasites of crayfish. [1]

References

  1. Taxonomic Considerations and Distribution of the Branchiobdellida (Annelida: Clitellata) on the North American Continent Stuart R. Gelder, Nicole L. Gagnon and Kerri Nelson Northeastern Naturalist Vol. 9, No. 4 (2002), pp. 451-468 Published by: Eagle Hill Institute Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3858556
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