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'''''Philobdella floridana''''' is a type of [[leech]] that lives in Florida. It is not much different from other leeches. It is more closely related to the [[horse leech]]. |
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| genus = Philobdella |
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| species = floridana |
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| authority = ([[Addison Emery Verrill|Verrill]], 1874) <ref>{{ITIS |id=69424 |taxon=''Philobdella floridana''}}</ref> |
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'''''Philobdella floridana''''' is a [[species]] of [[leech]] that lives in the most southern parts of the [[United States]]. It is known only from [[Lake Okeechobee]] in [[Florida]], and is probably conspecific with ''[[Philobdella gracilis]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/~siddall/PEET/sawyer/namerica.html |title=Key to the Freshwater Leeches of North America |publisher=[[American Museum of Natural History]] |accessdate=January 19, 2010}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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[[Category:Invertebrates of the United States]] |
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[[Category:Animals described in 1874]] |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
| Clade: | Sedentaria |
| Class: | Clitellata |
| Subclass: | Hirudinea |
| Order: | Arhynchobdellida |
| Suborder: | Hirudiniformes |
| Family: | Macrobdellidae |
| Genus: | Philobdella |
| Species: | P. floridana
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Philobdella floridana is a species of leech that lives in the most southern parts of the United States. It is known only from Lake Okeechobee in Florida, and is probably conspecific with Philobdella gracilis.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Philobdella floridana". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ^ "Key to the Freshwater Leeches of North America". American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved January 19, 2010.