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Hirudo medicinalis, or the
European medicinal leech, is one of
several species of
leeches used as
medicinal leeches.
Other species of
Hirudo sometimes...
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described in 2005 and are
gaining acceptance:
Hirudo verbana Hirudo orientalis Hirudo sulukii Hirudo troctina Hirudo tianjinensis Species are
typically exterior...
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marine environments. The best-known species, such as the
medicinal leech,
Hirudo medicinalis, are hematophagous,
attaching themselves to a host with a sucker...
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Hirudo orientalis is a
species of
medicinal leech. It has been
confused with
Hirudo medicinalis, but has
recently been
recognized as a
different species...
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Hirudo verbana is a
species of leech.
Hirudo verbana has long been used as a
medicinal leech under the
species H. medicinalis, but has
recently been recognized...
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Eduard Grube published about the
species somewhat ambiguously under the name
Hirudo limbata but with "the
suggestion of
Chtonobdella as a new genus". Confusingly...
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Hippocampus Hippocampi Sea
Horse 1754 John Hill
Hirudo Hirudinis Leech 1754 John Hill Jord****
Jordani River Jordan 1613 Petrus...
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occurring peptide in the
salivary glands of blood-sucking
leeches (such as
Hirudo medicinalis) that has a
blood anticoagulant property. This is essential...
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capillaries of the gut, and
about 75
percent of all
species of
leeches (e.g.,
Hirudo medicinalis) are hematophagous. The
spider Evarcha culicivora feeds indirectly...
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reach a
length of 10 cm (4 in), a
similar size to the
medicinal leech Hirudo medicinalis, but can
extend to a
greater length when
stretched out. The...
