Macrobdella is a genus of leeches native to freshwater ecosystems of North America, especially Canada, Mexico, and the United States. The genus is commonly referred to as North American medicinal leeches.
Species There are five recognized species of Macrobdella. Macrobdella decora (Say, 1824) Macrobdella diplotertia Meyer, 1975 Macrobdella ditetra Moore, 1953 Macrobdella mimicus Phillips, Salas-Montiel, Kvist, Oceguera-Figueroa, 2019 Macrobdella sestertia Whitman, 1886
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