''Alboglossiphonia'' is a genus of ''
Glossiphoniidae
Glossiphoniidae are a family of freshwater proboscis-bearing leeches. These leeches are generally flattened, and have a poorly defined anterior sucker. Most suck the blood of freshwater vertebrates like amphibians, crocodilians and aquatic tu ...
''.
The genus was described in 1976 by E. I. Lukin.
It has
cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
* ''
Alboglossiphonia australiensis
''Alboglossiphonia'' is a genus of ''Glossiphoniidae
Glossiphoniidae are a family of freshwater proboscis-bearing leeches. These leeches are generally flattened, and have a poorly defined anterior sucker. Most suck the blood of freshwater ve ...
'' (Goddard, 1908)
* ''
Alboglossiphonia heteroclita
''Alboglossiphonia heteroclita'' is a species of leeches belonging to the family Glossiphoniidae
Glossiphoniidae are a family of freshwater proboscis-bearing leeches. These leeches are generally flattened, and have a poorly defined anterior ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1761)
* ''
Alboglossiphonia inflexa'' (Goddard, 1908)
* ''
Alboglossiphonia intermedia'' (Goddard, 1909)
* ''
Alboglossiphonia masoni'' (Mason, 1974)
* ''
Alboglossiphonia multistriata'' (Mason, 1974)
* ''
Alboglossiphonia tasmaniensis'' (Ingram, 1957)
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q21216072
Leeches