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Hirudo verbana

Synonyms: Hirudo medicinalis var. verbana; Hirudo officinalis; Sanguisuga officinalis; Sanguisuga verbana

Wikipedia Abstract

Hirudo verbana is a species of leech. H. verbana has long been used as a "medical leech" but has recently been recognized as distinct species.
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Infraspecies

Hirudo verbana bilineata
Hirudo verbana verbana

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Citations

Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0