Species Identification: Find Species


Family: Piscicolidae



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56 species
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Aestabdella abditovesiculata
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Antarcticobdella crozetensis
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Austrobdella californica
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Max. Length 1.3 cm TL

 
Bathybdella sawyeri
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Beringobdella rectangulata
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Branchellion borealis
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Branchellion lobata
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Branchellion ravenelii
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Branchellion spindolaorum
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Branchellion torpedinis
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Calliobdella knightjonesi
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Calliobdella lophii
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Calliobdella nodulifera
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Calliobdella vivida
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Caspiobdella caspica
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Caspiobdella fadejewi
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Caspiobdella tuberculata
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Cryobdella levigata
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Cryobdella ljadovi
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Hemibdella branchiarum
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Hemibdella rapax
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Heptacyclus brunneus
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Heptacyclus scorpii
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Heptacyclus virgatus
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Johanssonia arctica
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Johanssonia kolaensis
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Malmiana bubali
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Malmiana diminuta
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Malmiana philotherma
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Malmiana virida
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Malmiana yorki
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Mysidobdella borealis
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Myzobdella lugubris
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Myzobdella patzcuarensis
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Notobdella nototheniae
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Notostomum cyclostomum
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Notostomum laeve
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Oceanobdella microstoma
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Oceanobdella pallida
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Oceanobdella sexoculata
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Orientobdella confluens
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Ostreobdella papillata
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Oxytonostoma typica
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Piscicola geometra
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Piscicola zebra
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Platybdella anarrhichae
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Platybdella fabricii
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Platybdella olriki
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Platybdella pinnara
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Platybdella quadrioculata
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Photo by Tiralongo, Francesco

Northeast Atlantic

Pontobdella muricata Linnaeus, 1758

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Pontobdella muricata
[Fish leech]
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Pontobdella vosmaeri
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Pterobdellina vernadskyi
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Stibarobdella macrothela
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Trachelobdella lubrica
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Trachelobdella oregonensis
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Aestabdella abditovesiculata 1952
Antarcticobdella crozetensis 1972
Austrobdella californica 1977
Bathybdella sawyeri Southwest Pacific. 1.3 TL 1981
Beringobdella rectangulata Southwest Pacific. 1882
Branchellion borealis Southwest Pacific. 1933
Branchellion lobata Southwest Pacific. 1952
Branchellion ravenelii Western Central Atlantic 1850
Branchellion spindolaorum Western Central Atlantic 2019
Branchellion torpedinis Western Central Atlantic 1822
Calliobdella knightjonesi Western Central Atlantic 1984
Calliobdella lophii Western Central Atlantic 1863
Calliobdella nodulifera Western Central Atlantic 1863
Calliobdella vivida Western Central Atlantic 1872
Caspiobdella caspica Western Central Atlantic 1915
Caspiobdella fadejewi Ponto-Caspian Region. 1915
Caspiobdella tuberculata Ponto-Caspian Region. 1966
Cryobdella levigata Ponto-Caspian Region. 1922
Cryobdella ljadovi Ponto-Caspian Region. 1994
Hemibdella branchiarum Ponto-Caspian Region. 1961
Hemibdella rapax Ponto-Caspian Region. 1873
Heptacyclus brunneus Arctic, Northern Pacific 1896
Heptacyclus scorpii Arctic and Northern Atlan 1863
Heptacyclus virgatus Arctic and Northern Pacif 1910
Johanssonia arctica Arctic and Northern Pacif 1898
Johanssonia kolaensis Arctic and Northern Pacif 1914
Malmiana bubali Arctic and Northern Pacif 1966
Malmiana diminuta Arctic and Northern Pacif 1977
Malmiana philotherma Arctic and Northern Pacif 1975
Malmiana virida Arctic and Northern Pacif 1977
Malmiana yorki Arctic and Northern Pacif 1966
Mysidobdella borealis Arctic and Northern Pacif 1898
Myzobdella lugubris Western Central Atlantic 1851
Myzobdella patzcuarensis Western Central Atlantic 1949
Notobdella nototheniae Antarctic Atlantic 1909
Notostomum cyclostomum Arctic and Northeast Paci 1898
Notostomum laeve Arctic and Northeast Paci 1882
Oceanobdella microstoma Arctic and Northeast Paci 1896
Oceanobdella pallida Arctic and Northeast Paci 1977
Oceanobdella sexoculata Arctic and Northeast Paci 1963
Orientobdella confluens Arctic and Northeast Paci 1977
Ostreobdella papillata Arctic and Northeast Paci 1977
Oxytonostoma typica Arctic and Northeast Paci 1863
Piscicola geometra Northeast Atlantic 1761
Piscicola zebra Northeast Atlantic 1898
Platybdella anarrhichae Northeast Atlantic 1859
Platybdella fabricii Arctic, Northern Pacific 1863
Platybdella olriki Arctic, Northern Pacific 1863
Platybdella pinnara Northeast Atlantic 1961
Platybdella quadrioculata Northeast Atlantic 1863
Pontobdella muricata Fish leech Northeast Atlantic 1758
Pontobdella vosmaeri Northeast Atlantic 1888
Pterobdellina vernadskyi Northeast Atlantic 2021
Stibarobdella macrothela Western Central Atlantic 1861
Trachelobdella lubrica Western Central Atlantic 1840
Trachelobdella oregonensis Western Central Atlantic 1976



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