WoRMS name details
Hirudo branchiata Menzies, 1791
370711 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:370711)
unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Species
marine, fresh
recent only
Menzies, A. (1791). Description of three new animals found in the Pacific Ocean. <em>Transactions of the Linnean Society of London.</em> 1: 187-188, plate 17, figure 1-2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/755914
page(s): 188 [details]
page(s): 188 [details]
Note Tropical Pacific. Author: "This species was...
Type locality Tropical Pacific. Author: "This species was found in great abundance adhering to a turtle, in the Pacific Ocean, between the Tropics. " [details]
WoRMS (2026). Hirudo branchiata Menzies, 1791. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=370711 on 2026-07-23
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Nomenclature
original description
Menzies, A. (1791). Description of three new animals found in the Pacific Ocean. <em>Transactions of the Linnean Society of London.</em> 1: 187-188, plate 17, figure 1-2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/755914
page(s): 188 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]
page(s): 188 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Tropical Pacific. Author: "This species was found in great abundance adhering to a turtle, in the Pacific Ocean, between the Tropics. " [details]
