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Hirudo medicinalis
Hirudo medicinalis
European medicinal leech, Medicinal Leech, Northern Medicinal Leech
Kingdom
Fauna
Phylum
Annelida
Class
Hirudinoidea
Order
Arhynchobdellida
Family
Hirudinidae
Rank
Species
Listing
II
Genus
Hirudo