Motobdella
| Motobdella | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
| Clade: | Sedentaria |
| Class: | Clitellata |
| Subclass: | Hirudinea |
| Order: | Arhynchobdellida |
| Family: | Erpobdellidae |
| Genus: | Govedich, Blinn, Keim & Davies, 1998 |
| Type species | |
| Erpobdella montezuma Davies, Singhal, and Blinn, 1985 | |
| Species | |
| See text | |
Motobdella is a genus of leeches in the family Erpobdellidae. It contains two species:[1]
- Motobdella montezuma (Davies, Singhal, and Blinn, 1985)
- Motobdella sedonensis Govedich, Blinn, Keim & Davies, 1998
References
- ^ Fredric R Govedich; Dean W Blinn; Paul Keim; Ronald W Davies (1998). "Phylogenetic relationships of three genera of Erpobdellidae (Hirudinoidea), with a description of a new genus, Motobdella, and species, Motobdella sedonensis". Canadian Journal of Zoology. 76 (12): 2164–2171. doi:10.1139/z98-132.