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Binomial name; Hirudo medicinalis. Linnaeus, 1758. ... The most common complication from leech treatment is prolonged bleeding, which can easily be treated, ...
Hirudo is a genus of leeches of the family Hirudinidae.It was described by Carl Linnaeus in his landmark 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. [2]The two well-accepted species within the genus are: [3]
The name for the subclass, Hirudinea, comes from the Latin hirudo (genitive hirudinis), a leech; the element -bdella found in many leech group names is from the Greek βδέλλα bdella, also meaning leech. [12] The name Les hirudinées was given by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck in 1818. [13]
Hirudo verbana is a species of leech. [ 2 ] Hirudo verbana has long been used as a medicinal leech under the species H. medicinalis , but has recently been recognized as a separate species distinct from the traditional or European medicinal leech of that name.
Hirudo medicinalis leech. Order Branchiobdellida; Subclass Hirudinea () Infraclass Acanthobdellidea; Infraclass Euhirudinea. Order Arhynchobdellida. Suborder Erpobdelliformes. Family Erpobdellidae Blanchard, 1894
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.
Hirudin is a naturally occurring peptide in the salivary glands of blood-sucking leeches (such as Hirudo medicinalis) that has a blood anticoagulant property. [2] This is essential for the leeches' habit of feeding on blood, since it keeps a host's blood flowing after the worm's initial puncture of the skin.
It is resistant to most common antibiotics and cold temperatures and is oxidase- and indole-positive. Aeromonas hydrophila also has a symbiotic relationship as gut flora inside of certain leeches, such as Hirudo medicinalis. [1]