''Haementeria'' is a genus of
leech
Leeches are segmented parasitic or predatory worms that comprise the subclass Hirudinea within the phylum Annelida. They are closely related to the oligochaetes, which include the earthworm, and like them have soft, muscular segmented bodie ...
es in the family
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 1849 by
Filippo De Filippi.
It has been found in Europe and America.
Species
Species include:
* ''
Haementeria ghilianii
''Haementeria ghilianii'', the giant Amazon leech, is one of the world's largest species of leeches. It can grow to 450 mm (17.7 in) in length and 100 mm (3.9 in) in width. As adults, these leeches are a greyish-brown colour, ...
''
de Filippi, 1849
* ''
Haementeria officinalis''
de Filippi, 1849
* ''
Haementeria tuberculifera''
(Grube
Grube is a municipality in the district of Ostholstein, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated near the Baltic Sea coast, approx. 15 km south of Heiligenhafen, and 45 km northeast of Lübeck.
Grube was the seat of the ''Amt
...
, 1871)
References
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Leeches
Annelid genera
Taxa named by Filippo De Filippi