Tyrannobdella
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tyrannobdella-270-10613639
title:
Tyrannobdella
text:
Tyrannobdella is a monotypic genus of leech, of family Praobdellidae, found in South America in the upper reaches of the Amazon. This newly found genus of leech takes sustenance from the mucous membranes of the mammalian upper respiratory tract, and is known to feed upon humans. It has eight teeth. Tyrannobdella rex was discovered feeding upon the mucous membrane of a girl who had recently bathed in the upper Amazon in Peru. Genetic studies show that it is closely related to Dinobdella ferox, a
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Genus of annelid worms
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrannobdella
date created:
date modified:
2021-09-23T01:32:43Z
main entity:
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image:
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13
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