Tritetrabdella kinabaluensis is a species of terrestrial blood-feeding leech in the family Haemadipsidae.[1] It has been observed exclusively from Sabah, Malaysia.[1] The species is divided into two subspecies: Tritetrabdella kinabaluensis kinabaluensis and Tritetrabdella kinabaluensis inobongensis, the former being the typical subspecies.[1][2][3] The species epithet derives from the sacred mountain Mount Kinabalu.[2]
| Tritetrabdella kinabaluensis | |
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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: | Arhynchobdellida |
| Family: | Haemadipsidae |
| Genus: | Tritetrabdella |
| Species: | T. kinabaluensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Tritetrabdella kinabaluensis Kappes, 2013
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Appearance
editTritetrabdella kinabaluensis has the following physical traits, regardless of subspecies:[2][4]
Footnotes
editNotes
edit- ^ Textured rays on haemadipsid leeches' suckers to increase suction.
Citations
edit- ^ a b c "Tritetrabdella kinabaluensis Kappes, 2013". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
- ^ a b c Kappes, Heike (2013-12-20). "Genetics and morphology of the genus Tritetrabdella (Hirudinea, Haemadipsidae) from the mountainous rain forests of Sabah, Borneo, reveal a new species with two new subspecies". Contributions to Zoology. 82 (4): 185–197. doi:10.1163/18759866-08204003. ISSN 1383-4517.
- ^ "Taxonomy browser (Tritetrabdella kinabaluensis)". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
- ^ Nakano, Takafumi; Jeratthitikul, Ekgachai; Nguyen, Tao Thien; Panha, Somsak (2016-05-20). "A new species of Tritetrabdella (Hirudinida: Hirudiniformes: Haemadipsidae) from northern Indochina". Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 64: 105–116. doi:10.5281/zenodo.5354972.