HirudinariaWhitman CO (1886) The Leeches of Japan. Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science. (series 2) 26(103): 317-416. is a genus of large Asian leeches belonging to the family Cylicobdellidae;IRMNG: taxon details Hirudinaria (retrieved 28 August 2021) previously it was placed in the Hirudinidae. It includes species such as H. manillensis that may be called "Asian medicinal leeches", but together with the genus Poecilobdella, they are also described as Asian buffalo leeches.Phillips AJ (2012) Phylogenetic placement of a new species of Asian buffalo leech (Arhynchobdellida: Hirudinidae), and confirmation of human-mediated dispersal of a congener to the Caribbean. Invertebrate Systematics, 26, 293–302. DOI: also available from: ResearchGate (accessed 29 August 2021).
Species The Global Biodiversity Information FacilityGBIF: taxon details: Hirudinaria Whitman, 1886 (retrieved 28 August 2021) lists: Hirudinaria bpling Phillips, 2012 Hirudinaria javanica (Wahlberg, 1855) - type species Hirudinaria manillensis (Lesson, 1842) Hirudinaria thailandica Jeratthitikul & Panha, 2020 Hirudinaria viridis Moore, 1927 Basionym now in genus Poecilobdella: Hirudinaria blanchardi Moore, 1901
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