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Erpobdella
Erpobdella is a genus of leeches in the family Erpobdellidae. Members of the genus have three or four pairs of eyes, but never have true jaws, and are typically 20–50 millimetres (0.8–2.0 in) long. All members do not feed on blood, but instead are predators of small aquatic invertebrates, which they often swallow whole.
21 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Erpobdella octoculata
speciesErpobdella octoculata
Erpobdella punctata
speciesErpobdella punctata
Erpobdella obscura
speciesErpobdella obscura
Erpobdella nigricollis
speciesErpobdella nigricollis
Erpobdella testacea
speciesErpobdella testacea
Erpobdella lineata
speciesErpobdella lineata
Erpobdella annulata
speciesErpobdella annulata
Erpobdella triannulata
speciesErpobdella triannulata
Erpobdella japonica
speciesErpobdella japonica
Erpobdella dubia
speciesErpobdella dubia
Erpobdella vilnensis
speciesErpobdella vilnensis
Erpobdella microstoma
speciesErpobdella microstoma
Erpobdella tetragon
speciesErpobdella tetragon
Erpobdella bucera
speciesErpobdella bucera
Erpobdella melanostoma
speciesErpobdella melanostoma
Erpobdella parva
speciesErpobdella parva
Erpobdella haddonensis
speciesErpobdella haddonensis
Erpobdella lahontana
speciesErpobdella lahontana
Erpobdella stschegolewi
speciesErpobdella stschegolewi
Erpobdella farmensis
speciesErpobdella farmensis
Erpobdella johanssoni
speciesErpobdella johanssoni
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 133802.