Philobdella floridana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Class: Clitellata
Subclass: Hirudinea
Order: Arhynchobdellida
Suborder: Hirudiniformes
Family: Macrobdellidae
Genus: Philobdella
Species:
P. floridana
Binomial name
Philobdella floridana
(Verrill, 1874) [1]

Philobdella floridana is a species of leech that lives in the most southern parts of the United States. It is known only from Lake Okeechobee in Florida, and is probably conspecific with Philobdella gracilis.[2]

References

  1. "Philobdella floridana". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  2. "Key to the Freshwater Leeches of North America". American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved January 19, 2010.
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