PoecilobdellaBlanchard (1893) Bol. Mus. Zool. Anat. comp. Torino, 8, no. 145. is a genus of Asian leeches belonging to the family Hirudinidae. Together with the genus Hirudinaria, they have been called Asian buffalo (or cattle) 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: Poecilobdella Blanchard, 1893 lists: Poecilobdella blanchardi (Moore, 1901) - type species- previously placed in subgenus: Limnatis (Poecilobdella) Blanchard, 1893 Poecilobdella hubeiensis Yang, 1980 Poecilobdella nanjingensis Yang, 1996 Now placed in the genus Hirudinaria: Poecilobdella javanica (Wahlberg, 1855) Poecilobdella manillensis (Lesson, 1842)
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