Haemadipsa interrupta | |
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Taman Negara, Malaysia | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Annelida |
Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
Clade: | Sedentaria |
Class: | Clitellata |
Subclass: | Hirudinea |
Order: | Arhynchobdellida |
Family: | Haemadipsidae |
Genus: | Haemadipsa |
Species: | H. interrupta
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Binomial name | |
Haemadipsa interrupta
Moore, 1935
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Haemadipsa interrupta is a hermatophagous terrestrial leech found in the Malay Peninsula. [1] It was described by John Percy Moore. [2]
Haemadipsa interrupta occur on the ground in moist forests. They are fast and aggressive, feeding on a variety of prey by attaching themselves to the feet of passers-by. [3]
Haemadipsa interrupta are distinctive by having their median dorsal stripe being broken into a series of dashes. [4]
Haemadipsa interrupta | |
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Taman Negara, Malaysia | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Annelida |
Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
Clade: | Sedentaria |
Class: | Clitellata |
Subclass: | Hirudinea |
Order: | Arhynchobdellida |
Family: | Haemadipsidae |
Genus: | Haemadipsa |
Species: | H. interrupta
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Binomial name | |
Haemadipsa interrupta
Moore, 1935
|
Haemadipsa interrupta is a hermatophagous terrestrial leech found in the Malay Peninsula. [1] It was described by John Percy Moore. [2]
Haemadipsa interrupta occur on the ground in moist forests. They are fast and aggressive, feeding on a variety of prey by attaching themselves to the feet of passers-by. [3]
Haemadipsa interrupta are distinctive by having their median dorsal stripe being broken into a series of dashes. [4]