WRiMS taxon details
Erpobdellidae Moore, 1908
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Moore, J. Percy. (1908). The leeches of Lake Amatitlan. In "The Zoology of Lakes Amatitlan and Atitlan, Guatemala, with Special Reference to Ichthyology" by Seth Eugene Meek. <em>Publications of the Field Columbian Museum. Zoology.</em> 7: 199-201., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27588608
page(s): 199; note: Moore reverts to the correct Erpobdellidae for Erpobdella, rather than Herpobdella & Herpobdellidae [details]
page(s): 199; note: Moore reverts to the correct Erpobdellidae for Erpobdella, rather than Herpobdella & Herpobdellidae [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Erpobdellidae Moore, 1908. Accessed through: Costello, M. J.; Ahyong, S.; Bieler, R.; Boudouresque, C.; Desiderato, A.; Downey, R.; Galil, B. S.; Gollasch, S.; Hutchings, P.; Kamburska, L.; Katsanevakis, S.; Kupriyanova, E.; Lejeusne, C.; Ma, K. C. K.; Marchini, A.; Occhipinti, A.; Pagad, S.; Pino, L.; Poore, G. C. B.; Rewicz, T.; Rius, M.; Robinson, T. B.; Sobczyk, R.; Stepien, A.; Turon, X.; Valls Domedel, G.; Verleye, T.; Vieira, L. M.; Willan, R. C.; Zhan, A. (2025) World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/introduced/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160005 on 2025-04-04
Costello, M. J.; Ahyong, S.; Bieler, R.; Boudouresque, C.; Desiderato, A.; Downey, R.; Galil, B. S.; Gollasch, S.; Hutchings, P.; Kamburska, L.; Katsanevakis, S.; Kupriyanova, E.; Lejeusne, C.; Ma, K. C. K.; Marchini, A.; Occhipinti, A.; Pagad, S.; Pino, L.; Poore, G. C. B.; Rewicz, T.; Rius, M.; Robinson, T. B.; Sobczyk, R.; Stępień, A.; Turon, X.; Valls Domedel, G.; Verleye, T.; Vieira, L. M.; Willan, R. C.; Zhan, A. (2025). World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS). Erpobdellidae Moore, 1908. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/introduced%20/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160005 on 2025-04-04
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Moore, J. Percy. (1908). The leeches of Lake Amatitlan. In "The Zoology of Lakes Amatitlan and Atitlan, Guatemala, with Special Reference to Ichthyology" by Seth Eugene Meek. <em>Publications of the Field Columbian Museum. Zoology.</em> 7: 199-201., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27588608
page(s): 199; note: Moore reverts to the correct Erpobdellidae for Erpobdella, rather than Herpobdella & Herpobdellidae [details]
taxonomy source Moore, J. Percy. (1901). The Hirudinea of Illinois. <em>Bulletin of the Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History.</em> 5: 479-547., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8572737
page(s): 532; note: Moore uses Herpobdellidae for the family, and Erpobdella for the genus. On p. 532 there is a footnote stating " *Blainville's original spelling is here followed. Blanchard has changed this to Herpobd...
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taxonomy source Sawyer, R.T. (1986). Leech biology and behaviour. Vol. II. Feeding biology, ecology, and systematics. Clarendon Press. 375 p.
page(s): 693; note: Attributes Erpobdellidae to Blanchard 1894, but this is not correct and is confusing as Blanchard used "Herpobdellidae" and "Herpobdella" [details]
taxonomy source Blanchard, Raphael. (1894). Hirudinées de l'Italie continentale et insulaire. <em>Bollettino dei musei di zoologia ed anatomia comparata della R. Università di Torino.</em> 9(192): 1-81., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11243352
page(s): 51; note: Usage as "Herpobdellidae" which is not "Erpobdellidae", and based on Herpobdella, a misspelling of Erpobdella [details]
page(s): 199; note: Moore reverts to the correct Erpobdellidae for Erpobdella, rather than Herpobdella & Herpobdellidae [details]
taxonomy source Moore, J. Percy. (1901). The Hirudinea of Illinois. <em>Bulletin of the Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History.</em> 5: 479-547., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8572737
page(s): 532; note: Moore uses Herpobdellidae for the family, and Erpobdella for the genus. On p. 532 there is a footnote stating " *Blainville's original spelling is here followed. Blanchard has changed this to Herpobd...
Moore uses Herpobdellidae for the family, and Erpobdella for the genus. On p. 532 there is a footnote stating "
*Blainville's original spelling is here followed. Blanchard has changed this to Herpobdella, and separated the family from the Hirudinidae".
taxonomy source Sawyer, R.T. (1986). Leech biology and behaviour. Vol. II. Feeding biology, ecology, and systematics. Clarendon Press. 375 p.
page(s): 693; note: Attributes Erpobdellidae to Blanchard 1894, but this is not correct and is confusing as Blanchard used "Herpobdellidae" and "Herpobdella" [details]
taxonomy source Blanchard, Raphael. (1894). Hirudinées de l'Italie continentale et insulaire. <em>Bollettino dei musei di zoologia ed anatomia comparata della R. Università di Torino.</em> 9(192): 1-81., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11243352
page(s): 51; note: Usage as "Herpobdellidae" which is not "Erpobdellidae", and based on Herpobdella, a misspelling of Erpobdella [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
