Envia
Inici  >  Temes  >  arquitectura

Hirudinea (subclass)


Identification code: 300258565



Alternative term/s

  • hirudi
  • leech
  • leeches

Anotations

Scope note:

Members of a subclass containing around 650 species of segmented worms characterized by a small sucker, which contains the mouth at the anterior end of the body and a large sucker located at the posterior end, having a flattened body, and being aquatic or living on moist soil. A few species have been used by humans in clinical bloodletting for thousands of years.

Web resources
Powered by: TemaTres 1.5
Avís legal | Accessibilitat | Sobre gencat | © 2000 The J. Paul Getty Trust. © Generalitat de Catalunya