European Medicinal Leech
Hirudo medicinalis
''Hirudo medicinalis'', the European medicinal leech, is one of several species of leeches used as "medicinal leeches".
Other species of ''Hirudo'' sometimes also used as medicinal leeches include ''H. orientalis'', ''H. troctina'', and ''H. verbana''. The Mexican medical leech is ''Hirudinaria manillensis'', and the North American medical leech is ''Macrobdella decora''.
Other species of ''Hirudo'' sometimes also used as medicinal leeches include ''H. orientalis'', ''H. troctina'', and ''H. verbana''. The Mexican medical leech is ''Hirudinaria manillensis'', and the North American medical leech is ''Macrobdella decora''.