Tritetrabdella kinabaluensis
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| Tritetrabdella kinabaluensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
| Clade: | Sedentaria |
| Class: | Clitellata |
| Subclass: | Hirudinea |
| Order: | Arhynchobdellida |
| Family: | Haemadipsidae |
| Genus: | Tritetrabdella |
| Species: | T. kinabaluensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Tritetrabdella kinabaluensis Kappes, 2013 | |
Tritetrabdella kinabaluensis is a species of terrestrial blood-feeding leech in the family Haemadipsidae.[1] It has been observed exclusively from Sabah, Malaysia.[1] The species is divided into two subspecies: Tritetrabdella kinabaluensis kinabaluensis and Tritetrabdella kinabaluensis inobongensis, the former being the typical subspecies.[1][2][3] The species epithet derives from the sacred mountain Mount Kinabalu.[2]