Placobdelloides siamensis
| Placobdelloides siamensis | |
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| Placobdelloides siamensis: left, dorsal view; right: ventral view. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
| Clade: | Sedentaria |
| Class: | Clitellata |
| Subclass: | Hirudinea |
| Order: | Rhynchobdellida |
| Family: | Glossiphoniidae |
| Genus: | Placobdelloides |
| Species: | P. siamensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Placobdelloides siamensis (Oka, 1917) Sawyer, 1986 | |
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Placobdelloides siamensis is a species of blood-feeding jawless leech in the family Glossiphoniidae. It is commonly known as the Siam shield leech and is a prevalent ectoparasite on Malayemys turtles but has a range of Geoemydidae hosts. In high numbers it can cause severe anaemia and malnutrition which can lead to the death of its host.