Welcome to Hirudinea.org! This site is intended as the center for the Hirudinea, a.k.a. leeches, of the world. Here you can find biological, morphological, behavioral, and taxonomical information on every species of leech on earth. This site is maintained and updated by the curators:
Zakqary Roy (zakqaryroy@yahoo.com)
A checklist of the world’s leeches and taxonomic authority.
Browse the leech species already on our site, with all of their available biological, behavioral, and identification information.
Undescribed forms, primarily found via citizen scientists, awaiting description.
