Hirudinea

• A Cave Leech (Hirudinea, Erpobdellidae) from Croatia with Unique Morphological Features  - Details abstract and access information for the study by Sket B, et. al.
• About the Leech  - Discusses appearance, habitat and life cycle. With links.
• Alien Travel Guide Class Hirudinea  - Lists orders of Leeches.
• Animal Diversity Web Subclass Hirudinea Leeches  - Discusses unique features of the group. With photos.
• Aqua World Hirudinea Leech  - Discusses predation and treatments. With photos.
• Attachment of Myzobdella lugubris (Hirudinea: Piscicolidae) to Logperch, Percina caprodes  - Presents abstract and first page of the article by Ralph G. Appy and David K. Cone.
• BIODIDAC: Hirudinea  - Presents the reproductive system of the leech.
• Class Hirudinea (Leeches)  - Discusses habitat and value. With photos and references.
• Commonwealth of Kentucky Leeches Class Hirudinea  - Discusses unique features. With illustrations.
• Earth Life Hirudinea  - Discusses medical uses. With photos.
• Fact Monster Class Hirudinea  - Discusses anatomy, predation, digestion and reproduction.
• Gondar Design Science Leeches Hirudinea  - Discusses classification, relationships, habitat and medical uses.
• High Wire Press: Hirudinea  - Contains list of articles and book reviews on this subclass of Annelids.
• Hirudinea Genomics Consortium  - Contains resources in Hirudinea genetics, experimental protocols, and participating laboratories.
• Infestation Dynamics and Histopathology of Two Species of Freshwater Leeches  - Presents abstract of study by Volonterio, Odile, et. al. Includes references and links to purchase full text or PDF.
• Institute for Watershed Studies: Hirudinea  - Offers photographs of members of this group.
• Italobdella ciosi (Bielecki, 1993): A New Leech Species From Hungary [PDF]  - Results of a study by P. Juhász and J. Békési.
• ITIS Report: Hirudinea  - Offers taxonomic status, hierarchy, nomenclature, resources, and references.
• Leeches- Class Hirudinea  - Canada's Arctic briefly discusses unique features of the group.
• Leeches: Class Hirudinea  - Wetland Health Evaluation Program offers slideshow on these Annelids. Includes characteristics, shapes, families, member species, and distinguishing features. [PDF].
• Marine Fauna Gallery of Norway-Leeches  - Discusses physical characteristics. With photos.
• Marine Leech, Stibarobdella macrothela  - Presents summary of the study by Soto JM.
• Montana State University- Hirudinea  - Discusses life cycle, economic importance, preservation and synopsis of neartic families.
• Natural History Collection Navigation Bar Class Hirudinea  - Discusses features and uses.
• Occurrence of Leeches (Hirudinea, Piscicolidae) on Some Marine Fishes in Norway  - Details on the study by Karlsbakk, Egil include abstract, subjects, references, and link to purchase PDF or HTML version.
• Occurrence of Two Leech Species (Annelida: Hirudinea) on Fishes in the Kentucky River  - Presents abstract of the study by Flotemersch, J. E., and Klemm, D. J.
• On the Origin of the Hirudinea and the Ddemise of the Oligochaeta.  - Presents summary of the article by Martin P.
• Phylum: Annelida / Class Clitellata / Sub-Class: Hirudinea  - Provides illustrations.
• Presence of Invertebrate Dystrophin-Like Products in Obliquely Striated Muscle of the Leech  - Discusses substances found within the leech.
• Richardsonobdella-Lineatae, Gen Et Sp-Nov (Hirudinea), a Parasite of Meiacanthus-Lineatus  - Contains abstract of the study by EM Burreson and RE Dybdahl, with purchase details.
• Saskatchewan Leeches: Hirudinea  - Discusses unique features. With photos.
• Simon Fraser University Class Hirudinea  - Shows photos of member species.
• Soil and Water Conservation Society of Metro Halifax Class Hirudinea  - Discusses characteristics of member species.
• Some Common Species of Leeches (Hirudinea) [PDF]  - Lists representatives.
• Systematic Tree of Organisms: Hirudinea  - Provides classification guide.
• Taxonomicon: Class Hirudinea  - Provides classification guide.
• Ukrainian Freshwater Leeches  - Contains photos of representative species.
• UNC Asheville Leech [PDF]  - Presents a labeled illustration.
• University of Aberdeen Class Hirudinea Earthworms  - Features educational materials. With photos.
• University of Alberta Hirudinea  - Provides photos with description.
• Zoo Lab: Medicinal Leech - C. Hirudinea  - Briefly discusses this class of annelids, including purpose, mechanism, benefit, and image.
• Zoo Lab: Phylum Annelida- Class Hirudinea  - Gives short description of members of this class.