Placobdelloides


Placobdelloides is a genus of glossophoniid leeches.

Description

Species of Placobdelloides lack a jaw and usually feed with a protrusible proboscis; they are predacious or sanguivorous, or both, on a variety of prey such as shrimps, waterfowl, fish, amphibians, turtles, crocodiles or mammals.

Species

The genus includes 17 species found worldwide: