European medicinal leech Hirudo medicinalis
Medicinal leeches are any of several species of leeches, but most commonly Hirudo medicinalis, the European medicinal leech. Other Hirudo species sometimes used as medicinal leeches include (but are not limited to) Hirudo orientalis, Hirudo troctina, and Hirudo verbana. The Mexican medical leech is Hirudinaria manillensis, and the North American medical leech is Macrobdella decora.
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