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Class HirudineaDomain Eukarya Kingdom Animalia Sub-kingdom Eumetazoa Sub-sub-kingdom Bilateria Metaphylum Schizocoelos Coelomates Phylum Annelida Class Hirudinea This group contains about 300 species of marine, freshwater, and terrestrial annelids known as leeches. The body is dorsoventrally flattened to some extent, with suckers on both ends. Latin: hirudo, leech. (Dorit et al, 1991) |