CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report

Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

Animalia (kingdom)  »  Annelida (phylum)  »  Clitellata (class)  »  Arhynchobdellida (order)  »  Haemadipsidae (family)

CAAB Code:	22 325000 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Haemadipsidae
Rank:	Family

CAAB category: 22 - Annelida Segmented worms Family: 22 325 Haemadipsidae (leeches) - show full list Common Name: leeches Organism Type: a leech Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List: Habitat: Freshwater Child Codes: 22 325904     Chtonobdella spp.

Taxon Notes:	Many members of this family are classed as terrestrial but always in very damp habitats - there is no hard and fast boundary between "terestrial" and "freshwater/swamp" species. This code is provided for use when identification of a specimen to family level is sufficient, or when no further detail is available.
Identifiers:	AFD urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:d00dc4e5-ac6d-4bca-9716-98d1f9fae166 Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia

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