Summary description from Wikipedia:

Glossiphoniidae in languages:

Chinese

舌蛭科

Czech

chobotnatkovití

English

Freshwater Jawless Leeches

Estonian

lamekaanlased

German

Plattegel

Korean

넙적거머리과

Russian

Плоские пиявки

Swedish

broskiglar

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Parent Taxon

• Rhynchobdellida

Sibling Taxa

• Glossiphoniidae
• Ozobranchidae
• Piscicolidae

Child Taxa

• Actinobdella
• Alboglossiphonia
• Batracobdella
• Batracobdelloides
• Desserobdella
• Gloiobdella
• Glossiphonia
• Haementeria
• Helobdella
• Hemiclepsis
• Marsupiobdella
• Marvinmeyeria
• Oligobdella
• Placobdella
• Placobdelloides
• Theromyzon
• Torix

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