genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of freshwater
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, recorded from Europe, Africa and western Asia.GBIF ''Limnatis'' Moquin-Tandon, 1827 Authorities disagree whether this genus should be placed in the family
Hirudinidae
Hirudinidae is a family of leeches belonging to the order Arhynchobdellida.
Genera
The ''Interim Register of Marine and Non-marine Genera''Praobdellidae.
Species
''Limnatis'' includes the following species:
# '' Limnatis haasi'' Johansson, 1927
# ''
Limnatis nilotica
''Limnatis nilotica'' is a species of leech in the family Hirudinidae. It is hematophagous (feeding on blood), living on the mucous membranes of mammals.
Description
''Limnatis nilotica'' grows to a length of about . It has powerful jaws and a ...