Red Sea Leech [Alboglossiphonia polyporostoma]
Description
The Red Sea Leech or Alboglossiphonia polyporostoma is a marine species found in the Red Sea and the Mediterranean. The species features a red-brownish color and a segmented body that can reach up to 30 mm in length. This leech is a predator, feeding on small marine invertebrates. It prefers sandy or muddy substrates, often in shallow water.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Segmented Worms
Annelida
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Leeches
Hirudinea
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| Order |
Rhynchobdellida
Rhynchobdellida
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| Family |
Glossiphoniids
Glossiphoniidae
|
| Genus |
Alboglossiphonia
Alboglossiphonia
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