Hirudiniformes
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hirudiniformes-287-585599
title:
Hirudiniformes
text:
The Hirudiniformes are one of the currently-accepted suborders of the proboscisless leeches (Arhynchobdellida). Their best-known member is the European medical leech, Hirudo medicinalis, and indeed most of the blood-sucking "worms" as which leeches are generally perceived belong to this group. In general, though some leeches suck blood, many are predators which hunt small invertebrates. The Arhynchobdellida were formerly divided into two groups, denoted by presence or absence of toothed jaws. Bu
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Suborder of annelid worms
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hirudiniformes
date created:
date modified:
2022-12-05T20:22:09Z
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13
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