Ingestion of Leeches (Hirudinea)

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Erpobdella octoculata, Hirudo medicinalis (medicinal leech), Haemopis sanguisuga (horse leech), Glossiphonia (snail leeches), Helobdella stagnalis, Piscicola geometra (fish leech). Erpobdella, Haemopis, and Glossiphonia swallow their prey (insect larvae, annelid worms, mussels) whole or large parts of it. Hirudo cuts through the skin of vertebrates (demonstrated on a cat's skin) with its jaws and sucks their blood. Piscicola gets its nourishment from fish blood. Helobdella sucks out the contents of its small, invertebrate prey.

Object Details

• Alternative title: Nahrungsaufnahme bei Egeln (Hirudinea)
• Location: Hannover TIB
• Extent: 0MB, 00:14:06:24 (unknown)
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Audiovisuelles Material

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Ingestion of Leeches (Hirudinea) ; (Jan. 1981)

Classification and Topics

• Keyword: biology ; fish leech ; ethology, morphology ; Erpobdella octoculata ; ecology (zoology) ; symbiosis ; dog leech ; population ecology (botany) ; ingestion / Annelida ; Glossiphonia ; Piscicola geometra ; zoology ; interspecific relationships (botany) ; Hirudo medicinalis ; horse leech ; snail leech ; leech ; Helobdella stagnalis ; medicinal leech ; annelida - annelids (jointed worms) ; Haemopis sanguisuga

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): IWF (Göttingen)
• (when): 1981-01-01
• Contributor: Westheide, Wilfried

Further information

• DOI: 10.3203/IWF/C-1416eng
• Last update: 04.12.2024, 8:09 AM CET