Hirudinea
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Hirudinea
From New Latin; see origin at hirudinean
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The subclass Hirudinea includes leeches such as Hirudo medicinalis and Hemiclepsis marginata.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
The facts just referred to suggest further comparisons between the Hirudinea and Eudrilidae.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" by Various
In external characters the Hirudinea are unmistakable and not to be confused with other Annelids, except perhaps with the Bdellodrilidae, which resemble them in certain particulars.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" by Various
I. Nephridia.—Excretory organs which are undisputed nephridia are practically universal among the Oligochaeta, Hirudinea and Archiannelida, and occur in many Polychaeta.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" by Various
Coelom.—The coelom of the Hirudinea differs in most genera from that of the Oligochaeta and Polychaeta.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" by Various
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