Jawless Leeches

Rhynchobdellida

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Rhynchobdellida (Jawless Leeches) is an order of segmented worms. There are 110 species of Jawless Leeches, in 41 genera and 3 families. It includes groups like Glossiphoniid Leeches, Ozobranchidae, and Piscicolidae.

EOL has data for 6 attributes, including:

Body symmetry
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/body_symmetry
- Definition: overall repetitive or reflective pattern in the body of one individual of this taxon. eg: bilateral symmetry, rotational symmetry, radial symmetry
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bilaterally symmetric
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001324
- Definition: being symmetric about a plane running from frontal end to caudal end (head to tail), and having nearly identical right and left halves
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body shape
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/BodyShape
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vermiform
- URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7921571
- Definition: shaped like a worm
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cellularity
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001992
- Definition: An organismal quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting cells. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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multicellular
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001993
- Definition: A cellularity quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting of more than one cell. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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locomotion
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0040011
- Definition: Self-propelled movement of a cell or organism from one location to another.
- Attribution: [database_cross_reference: GOC:dgh]
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inchworming
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NBO_0050001
- Definition: movement of an organism from one location to another using an inchworm like motion. This motion consists of extending the front part of the body and pulling the rear along the surface to meet the front.
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Jawless Leeches. View this species on GBIF

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Jawless Leeches includes 3 children: