Acanthobdellida

A Dictionary of Zoology

Acanthobdellida (phylum Annelida, class Hirudinea) An order of parasitic worms that lack an anterior sucker. Chaetae occur in the anterior region. There is one genus, Acanthobdella; it occurs only on salmon.

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