Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Annelida > Class Clitellata > Subclass Hirudinea > Infraclass Euhirudinea > Order Rhynchobdellida > Family Glossiphoniidae > Genus Glossiphonia

Glossiphonia complanata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Original genus

Hirudo Linnaeus, 1758

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Glossiphonia*	Johnson, 1816	accepted genus name
*Boreobdella*	Johansson, 1929	generic synonym
*Clepsine*	Savigny, 1822	generic synonym

Species group names

*Hirudo complanata*	Linnaeus, 1758	objective synonym

Children

Glossiphonia complanata complanata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Glossiphonia complanata maculosa Sket, 1968

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Danish: lysegrøn bruskigle sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Dutch: brede bloedzuiger

Literature

basis of record	ITIS database
additional source	Pohle, B. & Hamburger, K. 2005. Respiratory adaptations to oxygen lack in three species of Glossiphoniidae (Hirudinea) in Lake Esrom, Denmark. Limnologica. 35(1-2):78-89
additional source	Koperski, P. 2005. Testing the suitability of leeches (Hirudinea, Clitellata) for biological assessment of lowland streams. Polish Journal of Ecology. 53(1):65-80
additional source	Edwards, F.K., Lauridsen R.B., Armand L., Vincent H.M, Jones, J.I. 2009. The relationship between length, mass and preservation time for three species of freshwater leeches (Hirudinea). Fundamental and Applied Limnology. 73(4):321-327.

Genbank

Taxonomy

WoRMS

External Links

GenBank (16 nucleotides; 8 proteins)
Biodiversity Heritage Library (68 publications)
Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
GBIF
GBIF

Citation

Kolb, J. (2014). Glossiphonia complanata (Linnaeus, 1758). In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:160017

Prof. Dr Alessandro Minelli. Glossiphonia complanata (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=196040