Placobdella
{{Short description|Genus of annelid worms}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| image = Placobdella rugosa (YPM IZ 056681).jpeg
| image_caption = P. rugosa
| taxon = Placobdella
| authority = Blanchard, 1893
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Placobdella is a genus of leeches belonging to the family Glossiphoniidae.{{cite web |title=Placobdella Blanchard, 1893 |url=https://www.gbif.org/species/2307920 |website=www.gbif.org |access-date=6 April 2021 |language=en}} Species can grow up to 6.5 cm in length, have extremely close eyes and mouths located on the rim or near the anterior (front) sucker.[https://greatlakeswetlands.org/docs/Invert_help_sheets/Annelida%20Hirudinea%20Glossiphoniidae%20v2.pdf Great Lakes Wetlands | Invert Help Sheets: Annelida Hirudinea Glossiphoniidae v2] —"based on keys and descriptions from Thorp & Covich (2016), Pennak (2001), Klemm (1985); by Michelle Dobrin, U of Windsor, 2017"
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.
Species
The World Register of Marine Species lists 15 species:{{Cite web |title=WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Out of scope |url=https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160287 |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=www.marinespecies.org}}
{{Linked species list
|Placobdella akahkway |Fan, De Carle & Kvist, 2022
|Placobdella costata |(Müller, 1846)
|Placobdella kwetlumye |Oceguera-Figueroa et al. 2010
|Placobdella multilineata |Moore, 1953
|Placobdella nabeulensis |Ahmed et al. 2023
|Placobdella ornata |(Verrill, 1872)
|Placobdella parasitica |(Say, 1824)
|Placobdella pediculata |Hemingway, 1908
|Placobdella ringueleti |Lopez-Jimenez & Oceguera-Figueroa, 2009
|Placobdella rugosa |(Verrill, 1874)
|Placobdella siddalli |Richardson & Moser in Richardson et al., 2017
|Placobdella sophieae |Oceguera-Figueroa et al. 2010
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