WoRMS taxon details

Lizabdella A. Utevsky, 2007

1727077  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1727077)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Annelida (Phylum)
  4. Clitellata (Class)
  5. Hirudinea (Subclass)
  6. Euhirudinea (Infraclass)
  7. Rhynchobdellida (Order)
  8. Piscicolidae (Family)
  9. Platybdellinae (Subfamily)
  10. Lizabdella (Genus)
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Genus
Lizabdella africana A. Utevsky, 2007 (type by original designation)

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Utevsky, Andrei Yu. (2007). A new genus and species of marine fish leech (Annelida: Hirudinea: Piscicolidae) from South Africa. <em>African Invertebrates.</em> 48(2), 41-46., available online at https://web.archive.org/web/20080105080525/http://www.africaninvertebrates.org.za/Utevsky_2007_2_182.aspx
page(s): 42; note: for Lizabdella africana A. Utevsky [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
Etymology The full statement of the author is: "The name derives from the generic name of the fish hosts, Liza, and Greek bdella, a...  
Etymology The full statement of the author is: "The name derives from the generic name of the fish hosts, Liza, and Greek bdella, a leech." [details]
WoRMS (2024). Lizabdella A. Utevsky, 2007. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1727077 on 2024-05-02
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original description Utevsky, Andrei Yu. (2007). A new genus and species of marine fish leech (Annelida: Hirudinea: Piscicolidae) from South Africa. <em>African Invertebrates.</em> 48(2), 41-46., available online at https://web.archive.org/web/20080105080525/http://www.africaninvertebrates.org.za/Utevsky_2007_2_182.aspx
page(s): 42; note: for Lizabdella africana A. Utevsky [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
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Classification The author states in discussion: "The absence of pulsatile vesicles and the simple structure of the lacunar system of L. africana allows assignment of this species to the Platybdellinae" Thus Lizabdella is placed under Platybdellinae in WoRMS, although the author did not use that subfamily in the formal classification of the genus. However, the author later states that "The question of whether L. africana should be assigned to this group [the Platybdellinae] remains open because of the need for a phylogenetic analysis based on molecular data." [details]

Etymology The full statement of the author is: "The name derives from the generic name of the fish hosts, Liza, and Greek bdella, a leech." [details]

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