Hirudo verbana Carena, 1820 is a animal in the Hirudinidae family, order Arhynchobdellida, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Hirudo verbana Carena, 1820
Hirudo verbana is a leech species only recently split from the well-known European medicinal leech, after long being classified with it.
Hirudo verbana Carena, 1820 is a species of leech. For a long time, this species was used as a medicinal leech and classified under the scientific name Hirudo medicinalis. It has only recently been recognized as a separate species, distinct from the traditional European medicinal leech that bears the name H. medicinalis.
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