Checklist / Families / Glossiphoniidae
Family Glossiphoniidae
252 described species in 26 genera and 27 undescribed forms.
Actinobdella (2)
- Actinobdella annectens Moore, 1901
- Actinobdella inequiannulata Moore, 1901
Alboglossiphonia (29)
- Alboglossiphonia afroalpina Jueg, 2023
- Alboglossiphonia australiensis Goddard, 1908
- Alboglossiphonia bhamoensis
- Alboglossiphonia buniana Jueg, 2023
- Alboglossiphonia conjugata
- Alboglossiphonia disjuncta
- Alboglossiphonia disuqi El-Shimy, 1990
- Alboglossiphonia heteroclita Linnaeus, 1761
- Alboglossiphonia hyalina Müller, 1774
- Alboglossiphonia iberica Jueg, 2008
- Alboglossiphonia inflexa Goddard, 1908
- Alboglossiphonia intermedia Goddard, 1909
- Alboglossiphonia lata Oka, 1910
- Alboglossiphonia levis Gouda, 2010
- Alboglossiphonia macrorhyncha
- Alboglossiphonia masoni Sawyer, 1986
- Alboglossiphonia multistriata
- Alboglossiphonia namaquaensis
- Alboglossiphonia novaecaledonia
- Alboglossiphonia pahariensis Nesemann & Sharma, 2007
- Alboglossiphonia pallida Verrill, 1872
- Alboglossiphonia papillosa Braun, 1805
- Alboglossiphonia polypompholyx Oosthuizen, El-Shimy, 1988
- Alboglossiphonia quadrata
- Alboglossiphonia reisui Kambayashi & Nakano, 2025
- Alboglossiphonia sibirica Bolotov, Eliseeva, Klass & Kondakov, 2022
- Alboglossiphonia striata
- Alboglossiphonia tasmaniensis Ingram, 1957
- Alboglossiphonia weberi
Ancyrobdella (2)
- Ancyrobdella biwae Oka, 1917
- Ancyrobdella smaragdina Oka, 1910
Aotearoabdella (2)
- Aotearoabdella bdellae
- Aotearoabdella maorica Benham, 1907
Batracobdella (5)
- Batracobdella algira Moquin-Tandon, 1846
- Batracobdella hardingi Baugh, 1960
- Batracobdella lobata
- Batracobdella mahabiri Baugh, 1960
- Batracobdella reticulata
Batracobdelloides (10)
- Batracobdelloides amnicolus
- Batracobdelloides bangkhenensis
- Batracobdelloides conchophylus Bolotov, Klass, Kondakov, Vikhrev, Bespalaya, Gofarov, Filippov, Bogan, Lopes-Lima, Lunn, Chan, Aksenova, Dvoryankin, Chapurina, Kim, Kolosova, Konopleva, Lee, Makhrov, Palatov, Sayenko, Spitsyn, Sokolova, Tomilova, Win, Zubrii & Vinarski, 2019
- Batracobdelloides fulvus
- Batracobdelloides gracilis
- Batracobdelloides hlaingbweensis Bolotov, Klass, Kondakov, Vikhrev, Bespalaya, Gofarov, Filippov, Bogan, Lopes-Lima, Lunn, Chan, Aksenova, Dvoryankin, Chapurina, Kim, Kolosova, Konopleva, Lee, Makhrov, Palatov, Sayenko, Spitsyn, Sokolova, Tomilova, Win, Zubrii & Vinarski, 2019
- Batracobdelloides indochinensis Bolotov, Klass, Kondakov, Vikhrev, Bespalaya, Gofarov, Filippov, Bogan, Lopes-Lima, Lunn, Chan, Aksenova, Dvoryankin, Chapurina, Kim, Kolosova, Konopleva, Lee, Makhrov, Palatov, Sayenko, Spitsyn, Sokolova, Tomilova, Win, Zubrii & Vinarski, 2019
- Batracobdelloides koreanus Bolotov, Klass, Kondakov, Vikhrev, Bespalaya, Gofarov, Filippov, Bogan, Lopes-Lima, Lunn, Chan, Aksenova, Dvoryankin, Chapurina, Kim, Kolosova, Konopleva, Lee, Makhrov, Palatov, Sayenko, Spitsyn, Sokolova, Tomilova, Win, Zubrii & Vinarski, 2019
- Batracobdelloides tricarinata
- Batracobdelloides yaukthwa Bolotov, Klass, Kondakov, Vikhrev, Bespalaya, Gofarov, Filippov, Bogan, Lopes-Lima, Lunn, Chan, Aksenova, Dvoryankin, Chapurina, Kim, Kolosova, Konopleva, Lee, Makhrov, Palatov, Sayenko, Spitsyn, Sokolova, Tomilova, Win, Zubrii & Vinarski, 2019
Glossiphonia (20)
- Glossiphonia annandalei
- Glossiphonia arctica Bolotov, Kondakov, Eliseeva, Aksenova, Babushkin, Bespalaya, Chertoprud, Dvoryankin, Gofarov, Klass, Konopleva, Kropotin, Lyubas, Makhrov, Palatov, Shevchenko, Sokolova, Spitsyn, Tomilova, Vikhrev, Zubrii & Vinarski, 2022
- Glossiphonia baicalensis
- Glossiphonia balcanica Grosser, Pešić, Berlajolli & Gligorović, 2016
- Glossiphonia complanata Linnaeus, 1758
- Glossiphonia concolor Apáthy, 1888
- Glossiphonia cruciata Bhatia, 1930
- Glossiphonia echinulata
- Glossiphonia elegans Verrill, 1872
- Glossiphonia ferghanensis Solijonov, Izzatullaev, Kuchboev, & Umarov. 2026
- Glossiphonia grubei
- Glossiphonia koreaensis
- Glossiphonia moorei
- Glossiphonia nebulosa
- Glossiphonia paludosa
- Glossiphonia pulchella
- Glossiphonia slovaca Košel, 2014
- Glossiphonia taymyrensis Bolotov, Eliseeva, Klass & Kondakov, 2022
- Glossiphonia verrucata Müller, 1844
- Glossiphonia weberi Blanchard, 1897
Haementeria (15)
- Haementeria acuecueyetzin Oceguera-Figueroa & Veracruz, 2008
- Haementeria depressa
- Haementeria eichhorniae Ringuelet, 1978
- Haementeria ghilianii Fillipi, 1849
- Haementeria laevis
- Haementeria lopezi Oceguera-Figueroa, 2006
- Haementeria lutzi Pinto, 1920
- Haementeria maculata
- Haementeria molesta
- Haementeria officinalis de Filippi, 1849
- Haementeria paraguayensis
- Haementeria steineri Hotz-Bolliger, 1984
- Haementeria testudinis
- Haementeria tuberculifera
- Haementeria vizottoi
Helobdella (78)
- Helobdella adiastola Ringuelet, 1972
- Helobdella ampullariae Ringuelet, 1945
- Helobdella araucana Ringuelet, 1978
- Helobdella atli Oceguera-Figueroa, Leon-Regagnon & Mexico, 2005
- Helobdella austinensis Weisblat & Shankland, 2013
- Helobdella blinni Beresic-Perrins, Govedich, Banister, Bain, Rose & Shuster, 2017
- Helobdella bolivianita Siddall, 2001
- Helobdella bowermani Moser, Fend, Richardson, Hammond, Lazo-Wasem, Govedich & Gullo, 2013
- Helobdella brasiliensis Weber, 1915
- Helobdella budgie
- Helobdella buzz Iwama, Nogueira & Gonçalves & Zangirolame 2017
- Helobdella californica Kutschera, 1988
- Helobdella chaquensis
- Helobdella chaviensis Iwama & Arruda,2016
- Helobdella chilensis
- Helobdella columbiensis
- Helobdella cordobensis
- Helobdella cryptica
- Helobdella diploides Ringuelet, 1948
- Helobdella dubia
- Helobdella duplicata
- Helobdella echoensis Saglam, Kutschera, Saunders, Saidel, Balombini & Shain, 2018
- Helobdella elongata Castle, 1900
- Helobdella eriensis Saglam, Kutschera, Saunders, Saidel, Balombini & Shain, 2018
- Helobdella europaea Kutschera, 1987
- Helobdella fantasmae Gullo, 2009
- Helobdella farmeri Kutschera, 2023
- Helobdella festae Dequal, 1916
- Helobdella fusca
- Helobdella gemmata Blanchard, 1900
- Helobdella godeti Weber, 1916
- Helobdella gordiana Hovingh & Kutschera, 2020
- Helobdella gulloae Torres-Carrera & Duarte-de Lima, 2025
- Helobdella hemispherica Weber, 1913
- Helobdella huaroni Weber, 1916
- Helobdella humboldtensis Hovingh & Kutschera, 2020
- Helobdella hyalina
- Helobdella lineata Verrill, 1874
- Helobdella longicollis
- Helobdella luteopunctata
- Helobdella malvinensis
- Helobdella melananus Lai, Chang & Chen, 2009
- Helobdella michaelseni Blanchard, 1900
- Helobdella modesta Verrill, 1872
- Helobdella nahuelhuapensis Gullo, 2006
- Helobdella nilae Negm-Eldin Govedich & Davies 2000
- Helobdella nociva Harding & Burma, 1924
- Helobdella nuda
- Helobdella nununununojensis Siddall, 2001
- Helobdella obscura Ringuelet, 1942
- Helobdella octatestisaca Lai, Chang & Chen, 2009
- Helobdella okhotica Bolotov, Eliseeva, Klass & Kondakov, 2022
- Helobdella papillata
- Helobdella papilloprocta Torres-Carrera & Duarte-de Lima, 2025
- Helobdella paranensis
- Helobdella peruviensis Weber, 1916
- Helobdella pichipanan Siddall & Borda, 2004
- Helobdella ringueleti Siddall, 2001
- Helobdella robusta Shankland, Bissen & Weisblat, 1992
- Helobdella schlenzae Iwama & Arruda, 2016
- Helobdella scutifera Blanchard, 1900
- Helobdella serendipitosa Saglam, Kutschera, Saunders, Saidel, Balombini & Shain, 2018
- Helobdella similis
- Helobdella simplex
- Helobdella socimulcensis
- Helobdella sorojchi Siddall, 2001
- Helobdella stagnalis Linnaeus, 1758
- Helobdella temiscoensis Salas-Gismondi, Phillips, Pérez-Ponce de León & Oceguera-Figueroa, 2014
- Helobdella titicacaensis
- Helobdella transversa Sawyer, 1972
- Helobdella triserialis Blanchard, 1849
- Helobdella trituberculata
- Helobdella villarsi
- Helobdella virginiae Oceguera-Figueroa, 2007
- Helobdella viridoclypus
- Helobdella votuporanguensis Castro 1971
- Helobdella wodzickiorum Siddall & Borda, 2004
- Helobdella xenoica Ringuelet 1975
Hemiclepsis (12)
- Hemiclepsis bhatiai Baugh, 1960
- Hemiclepsis erhaiensis Yang Tong, 1981
- Hemiclepsis hubeiensis Yang Tong, 1981
- Hemiclepsis kasmiana Oka, 1910
- Hemiclepsis khankiana Bolotov, Klass, Kondakov, Vikhrev, Bespalaya, Gofarov, Filippov, Bogan, Lopes-Lima, Lunn, Chan, Aksenova, Dvoryankin, Chapurina, Kim, Kolosova, Konopleva, Lee, Makhrov, Palatov, Sayenko, Spitsyn, Sokolova, Tomilova, Win, Zubrii & Vinarski, 2019
- Hemiclepsis marginata Müller, 1774
- Hemiclepsis myanmariana Bolotov, Klass, Kondakov, Vikhrev, Bespalaya, Gofarov, Filippov, Bogan, Lopes-Lima, Lunn, Chan, Aksenova, Dvoryankin, Chapurina, Kim, Kolosova, Konopleva, Lee, Makhrov, Palatov, Sayenko, Spitsyn, Sokolova, Tomilova, Win, Zubrii & Vinarski, 2019
- Hemiclepsis quadrata
- Hemiclepsis schrencki Bolotov, Klass, Kondakov, Vikhrev, Bespalaya, Gofarov, Filippov, Bogan, Lopes-Lima, Lunn, Chan, Aksenova, Dvoryankin, Chapurina, Kim, Kolosova, Konopleva, Lee, Makhrov, Palatov, Sayenko, Spitsyn, Sokolova, Tomilova, Win, Zubrii & Vinarski, 2019
- Hemiclepsis tumniniana Bolotov, Klass, Kondakov, Vikhrev, Bespalaya, Gofarov, Filippov, Bogan, Lopes-Lima, Lunn, Chan, Aksenova, Dvoryankin, Chapurina, Kim, Kolosova, Konopleva, Lee, Makhrov, Palatov, Sayenko, Spitsyn, Sokolova, Tomilova, Win, Zubrii & Vinarski, 2019
- Hemiclepsis viridis Chelladurai, 1934
- Hemiclepsis yangtzenensis Xu, Yang, Gofarov, Eliseeva, Kondakov, Yuan, Bolotov & Yang, 2021
Hyperboreomyzon (1)
- Hyperboreomyzon polaris Bolotov, Eliseeva, Klass & Kondakov, 2022
Marsupiobdella (1)
- Marsupiobdella africana Goddard & Malan, 1912
Marvinmeyeria (1)
- Marvinmeyeria lucida Moore, 1966
Palaemobdella (2)
- Palaemobdella horai Baugh, 1960
- Palaemobdella ornata
Paraclepsis (4)
- Paraclepsis cancricola
- Paraclepsis ceylanica
- Paraclepsis dongnaiensis Eliseeva & Kondakov, 2025
- Paraclepsis viridis
Placobdella (36)
- Placobdella akahkway Fan, De Carle & Kvist, 2022
- Placobdella ali Hughes & Siddall, 2007
- Placobdella appalachiensis Hopkins, Moser, Garst, Richardson, Hammond & Lazo-Wasem, 2014
- Placobdella biannulata
- Placobdella bistriata
- Placobdella brasiliensis
- Placobdella burresonae Siddall & Bowerman, 2006
- Placobdella chandrakantai
- Placobdella columbiensis
- Placobdella costata Müller, 1846
- Placobdella cryptobranchii
- Placobdella desseri Richardson, Phillips, 1872
- Placobdella hollensis
- Placobdella indica Baugh, 1960
- Placobdella kwetlumye Oceguera-Figueroa, Kvist, Watson, Sankar, Overstreet & Siddall, 2010
- Placobdella lamothei Oceguera-Figueroa & Siddall, 2008
- Placobdella maculata
- Placobdella mexicana
- Placobdella michiganensis
- Placobdella montifera Moore, 1906
- Placobdella multilineata Moore, 1953
- Placobdella nabeulensis Ben Ahmed, Gajda, Utevsky, Kvist & Swiatek, 2023
- Placobdella nuchalis Sawyer, Shelley, North & Carolina, 1976
- Placobdella ornata Verrill, 1872
- Placobdella papillifera
- Placobdella parasitica Say, 1824
- Placobdella pediculata Hemingway, 1908
- Placobdella phalera
- Placobdella ringueleti López-Jiménez & Oceguera-Figueroa, 2009
- Placobdella rugosa Verrill, 1874
- Placobdella siddalli Richardson, Moser, Hammond, Lazo-Wasem, McAllister & Pulis, 2017
- Placobdella sophieae Oceguera-Figueroa, Kvist, Watson, Sankar, Overstreet & Siddall, 2010
- Placobdella striata
- Placobdella translucens Sawyer, 1976
- Placobdella undulata
- Placobdella unimaculata Richardson & Phillips, 1872
Theromyzon (9)
- Theromyzon bifarium Oosthuizen & Davies, 1993
- Theromyzon cooperi
- Theromyzon maculosum
- Theromyzon mathati
- Theromyzon propinquum
- Theromyzon rude Baird, 1869
- Theromyzon tessulatum Müller, 1774
- Theromyzon tigris Foote, Iwama, de Carle & Kvist, 2022
- Theromyzon trizonare Davies & Oosthuizen, 1993
Torix (3)
- Torix cotylifer
- Torix novaezealandiae Dendy & Olliver, 1900
- Torix tagoi Oka, 1925
Tribothrynobdella (1)
- Tribothrynobdella andicola Ringuelet, 1976
Undescribed forms
- Glossiphoniidae sp. 1 Asia
- Glossiphoniidae sp. 2 Asia
- Orientobdelloides sp. 1 Asia
- Placobdella sp.2 North America
- Placobdella sp.3 North America
- Placobdella sp.4 North America
- Placobdella sp.5 North America
- Placobdella sp.6 North America
- Placobdella sp.7 North America
- Placobdella sp.8 North America
- Placobdella sp.10 North America
- Placobdella sp.11 North America
- Placobdella sp.12 North America
- Placobdella sp.13 North America
- Placobdella sp. 14 North America
- Placobdella sp. 15 North America
- Placobdella sp. 16 North America
- Placobdella sp. 17 North America
- Placobdella sp. 18 North America
- Placobdella sp. 19 North America
- Placobdella sp. 20 North America
- Placobdella sp. 21 North America
- Placobdella sp. 22 North America
- Placobdella sp. 23 North America
- Placobdella sp. 24 North America
- Placobdella sp. 25 North America
- Placobdella sp. 26 North America