Hirudinea

Japanese: Hirudinea
Hirudinea

...A general term for annelids belonging to the class Hirudinoidea (illustration). Most live in freshwater, but some live in the sea or on moist land. Their bodies are adapted for external parasitic life, with suckers developed on both the front and back of the body. The reproductive method of leeches is very similar to that of earthworms, so they are thought to have evolved from direct ancestors of earthworms by adapting to a parasitic life. There are about 360 known species in the world, with about 60 species living in Japan. Their bodies are flat or cylindrical, and always consist of 34 segments, but each segment is further divided into 2 to 16 rings, so they appear to consist of a very large number of segments. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Hirudinea" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ヒル綱Hirudinoideaに属する環形動物の総称(イラスト)。多くは淡水にすむが,一部は海産,または湿った陸上にもすむ。体は外部寄生生活に適応していて,体の前後両端に吸盤が発達している。ヒル類の生殖方法はミミズ類とよく似ているので,ミミズ類の直接の祖先から寄生生活に適応して生じたものと考えられる。世界で約360種が知られ,日本には60種ほどが生息する。 体は扁平または円筒形で,つねに34体節からなるが,各体節がさらに2~16体環に分かれているので,非常にたくさんの体節からなっているようにみえる。…

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