Glossiphonia is a genus of Glossiphoniidae.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
| Clade: | Sedentaria |
| Class: | Clitellata |
| Subclass: | Hirudinea |
| Order: | Rhynchobdellida |
| Family: | Glossiphoniidae |
| Genus: | Glossiphonia Johnson, 1816 |
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The genus was described in 1816 by James Rawlins Johnson.[1]
It has cosmopolitan distribution.[2]
Species:
- Glossiphonia complanata (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Glossiphonia concolor (Aphathy, 1888)
- Glossiphonia heteroclita (Linnaeus, 1761)
- Glossiphonia lata Oka, 1910
- Glossiphonia smaragdina Oka, 1910
- Glossiphonia verrucata (Müller, 1844)
References
edit- ^ a b c "Glossiphonia". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ "Glossiphonia". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 29 May 2021.