List of leeches of the Czech Republic

Updated on Oct 06, 2024

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There are 20 species of leeches living in the wild in the Czech Republic.

19 species were recorded in Moravia.

Species

in zoological order

(One species is missing in this list.)

Erpobdelliformes

Erpobdellidae

Erpobdella lineata (O. F. Müller, 1774)

Erpobdella nigricollis (Brandes, 1900)

Erpobdella octoculata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Erpobdella testacea (Savigny, 1822)

Erpobdella vilnensis Liskiewicz, 1927

Erpobdella bykowskii Gedroyc, 1913

Hirudiniformes

Hirudinidae

Haemopis sanguisuga (Linnaeus, 1758)

Hirudo medicinalis Linnaeus, 1758

Rhynchobdellida

Glossiphoniidae

Batracobdella paludosa (Carena, 1824)

Glossiphonia complanata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Glossiphonia concolor (Apathy, 1888)

Glossiphonia heteroclita (Linnaeus, 1761)

Glossiphonia nebulosa (Kalbe, 1964)

Glossiphonia slovaca (Košel, 1972)

Helobdella stagnalis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Hemiclepsis marginata (O. F. Müller, 1774)

Theromyzon tessulatum (O. F. Müller, 1774)

Piscicolidae

Piscicola geometra (Linnaeus, 1758)

Caspiobdella fadejewi (Epstein, 1961)

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