Hirudinea (Annelida)

Hirudinea Sites:

All About Leeches All About Leeches: Detailed information on leech biology and ecology with descriptions of leech feeding, reproduction, anatomy, medical uses and nice example photos. (Hirudinea) http://www.invertebrate.ws/leech Hirudo medicinalis Hirudo medicinalis: Article about the medicinal leech from Animal Diversity Web. (Hirudinea) http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/hirudo/h._medicinalis$narrative.html Australian Museum: Leeches Australian Museum: Leeches: A study of the behavior, biology, adaptation to habitat, feeding habits and importance to medicine, reveals leeches to be fascinating and extraordinary animals. (Hirudinea) http://www.austmus.gov.au/factsheets/leeches.htm Hirudinea Hirudinea: An introduction to the biology, classification and ecology of leeches, the subclass Hirudinae (Hirudinea) http://www.earthlife.net/inverts/hirundinae.html New Scientist: Suckers for Punishment New Scientist: Suckers for Punishment: Discussion of the habits of some parasitic and predatory leeches. (Hirudinea) http://www.newscientist.com/lastword/article.jsp?id=lw455 Class Hirudinea Class Hirudinea: Basic introduction to the orders and families, habitat, and value as an indicator of overall ecosystem health. (Hirudinea) http://lakes.chebucto.org/ZOOBENTH/BENTHOS/xxvi.html About Leeches About Leeches: The history of medicinal use of leeches. (Hirudinea) http://www.frb.spb.ru/eng/leeches.htm Leeches - Hirudinea Leeches - Hirudinea: Photographs of members of representative taxa, and the equipment used in studying them. (Hirudinea) http://www.vims.edu/env/research/leeches/leechfigs.html Medicinal Leeches Medicinal Leeches: Interview with a doctor who uses leeches to help keep blood flowing to body parts with impaired circulation, such as newly reattached hands. (Hirudinea) http://www.muhealth.org/~news/LEECHES.shtml Leeches Leeches: Photographs of various species from the North Pacific and the Ukraine. (Hirudinea) http://www.univer.kharkov.ua/main/dep/biology/zoology/leech.htm