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Similar Haemadipsa picta, Palolo worm, Arhynchobdellida, Hirudiniformes, Haemadipsa zeylanica japonica | ||
haemadipsa tiger leech in copula borneo
Commonly known as jawed land leeches, these annelids are known from subtropical and tropical regions around the Indian and Pacific Ocean. Well-known Haemadipsa are for example the Indian Leech (Haemadipsa sylvestris) and the yamabiru or Japanese Mountain Leech (Haemadipsa zeylanica). Members of the genus feed on blood.
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Species in the genus Haemadipsa
20121216 haemadipsa saga hill
References
Haemadipsa Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA