Global InformationHirudobdella antipodum information
| Hirudobdella antipodum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Phylum: | Annelida
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| Class: | Clitellata
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| Subclass: | Hirudinea
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| Order: | Arhynchobdellida
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| Family: | Hirudinidae
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| Genus: | Hirudobdella
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| Species: | H. antipodum
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| Binomial name | |
| Hirudobdella antipodum (Benham, 1904)
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Hirudobdella antipodum is a terrestrial leech found only on the Open Bay Islands in New Zealand. It preys on the feet of nesting seabirds. Its numbers have been reduced significantly by introduced weka, and the entire remnant population of the leech is now living beneath a single boulder.