NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Genus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: partial
Latest Record Review: 1999

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Subfamily - Glossiphoniinae
  Family - Glossiphoniidae
  Suborder - Rhynchobdellida
  Order - Hirudinida
  Subclass - Lumbriculata
  Class - Clitellata
  Phylum - Annelida
  Superphylum - Lophozoa
  Infrakingdom - Protostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Placobdella papillifera
      Species - Placobdella parasitica
      Species - Placobdella ornata
      Species - Placobdella multilineata
      Species - Placobdella montifera
      Species - Placobdella hollensis
      Species - Placobdella nuchalis
      Species - Placobdella translucens
      Species - Placobdella bistriata
      Species - Placobdella mexicana