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Hirudo medicinalis Linnaeus, 1758

724639  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:724639)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors  PDF available
Traits (2021). Hirudo medicinalis Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=724639 on 2025-05-09
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Hirudo medicinalis Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=724639 on 2025-05-09
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original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

taxonomy source Harding, W. A. (1910). A Revision of the British Leeches. <em>Parasitology.</em> 3(2): 130-201., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55827692
page(s): 172, figure 13; note: extensive synonymy, figure, and observations on usage and local extinction for the British Isles [details] OpenAccess publication

additional source Ébrard, Elie. (1853). Nouvelle monographie des sangsues médicinales: Description, classification, nutrition, reproduction, croissance, qualités des diverses races, multiplication dans les bassins, les barrails, les marais et les étangs; du commerce des sangsues et de ses fraudes, législation; du dégorgement, des maladies et de la conservation, etc . <em>[book].</em> 1-494, 12 plates, 76 colour figures of 104, J. B. Bailliére et fils, London., available online at https://books.google.com/books?id=GmE9AAAAYAAJ [details] OpenAccess publication

additional source Sawyer, R.T. (1986). Leech biology and behaviour. Vol. II. Feeding biology, ecology, and systematics. Clarendon Press. 375 p.
page(s): 716 [details] 
 
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