Genus Ozobranchus De Quatrefages, 1852
- Ozobranchus De Quatrefages, A. 1852. Etudes sur les types inferieurs del l'embranchement des Anneles. Memoire sur le Branchellion de d'Orbigny. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Zoologie 3 18: 279-327.
Type species:
Hirudo branchiata Menzies, 1791 by original designation.
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Global.
IMCRA
Central Eastern Transition (15), Kenn Transition (16), Kenn Province (17), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Cape Province (20), Christmas Island Province (23), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- 200 mile fishing zone: NE oceanic
Nearctic Region
- United States of America
Neotropical Region
- Uruguay
Palaearctic Region
- Italy
Diagnosis
Branched branchiae present, lacking pulsatile vesicles, one pair of eyes or eyes lacking, four pairs of testisacs.
General References
Burreson, E.M. 2020. Marine and estuarine leeches (Hirudinida : Ozobranchidae and Piscicolidae) of Australia and New Zealand with a key to the species. Invertebrate Systematics 34: 235-259
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17-Oct-2023 | RHYNCHOBDELLIDA Blanchard, 1894 | 24-Jun-2020 | MODIFIED | |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |