WoRMS name details
Cryobdellina bacilliformis Brinkmann, 1947
370624 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:370624)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (Sawyer appears to place C. bacilliformis under T capitis, although he uses an ambiguous style for his synonymies)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Brinkmann, August Jr. (1947). Two New Antarctic Leeches. <em>Nature.</em> 160(4074): 756-756., available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/160756a0
page(s): 756, no figures; note: Antarctica, from oral cavity of Parachmnichtys georgianus (Fischer). [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 756, no figures; note: Antarctica, from oral cavity of Parachmnichtys georgianus (Fischer). [details] Available for editors
[request]
Note Antarctica, oral cavity of fish Parachmnichtys...
From editor or global species database
Type locality Antarctica, oral cavity of fish Parachmnichtys georgianus (Fischer). No location stated. [details]
Etymology There is no explanation of the species-level name, 'bacilliformis'
Etymology There is no explanation of the species-level name, 'bacilliformis' [details]
WoRMS (2026). Cryobdellina bacilliformis Brinkmann, 1947. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=370624 on 2026-08-03
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Nomenclature
original description
Brinkmann, August Jr. (1947). Two New Antarctic Leeches. <em>Nature.</em> 160(4074): 756-756., available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/160756a0
page(s): 756, no figures; note: Antarctica, from oral cavity of Parachmnichtys georgianus (Fischer). [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 756, no figures; note: Antarctica, from oral cavity of Parachmnichtys georgianus (Fischer). [details] Available for editors
[request]Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Sawyer, R.T. (1986). Leech biology and behaviour. Vol. II. Feeding biology, ecology, and systematics. Clarendon Press. 375 p.
note: Sawyer appears to place C. bacilliformis under T capitis, although he uses an ambiguous style for his synonymies [details]
note: Sawyer appears to place C. bacilliformis under T capitis, although he uses an ambiguous style for his synonymies [details]
Other
additional source
van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/
note: checklist listing [details]
note: checklist listing [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
