Class lllrd Hirudinea Hirudiy=a leech ) * >Mostly ectoparasitic and freshwater forms, while few are marine feeding upon fishes and other animals. >Body is elongated usually flattened dorsoventrally or cylindrical. >Body consist of definite number of segments each segment breaks up into 2 to 4 rings or annuli. >Parapodia and setae are absent. >Body is provided with an anterior and a posterior sucker, both situated ventrally . >Mouth opens on the ventral surface in the anterior sucker, while anus opens dorsal to the posterior sucker. >Hermaphrodite. >Asexual reproduction is not known. >Eggs are usually laid in cocoons* >Development is direct without free swimming larval stage. Class Hirudinea include three orders:- Order i.Acanthobdelid :- e.g. Acanthobdeilida Order ii.Rhynchobdellida:- e.g. pontobdella,Glossiphonia,Branchellion,piscicola. Order iii. Gnathobdellida:- Hirudo,Haemopis,Hirudinaria,Herpobdella.* *जोंक * Repr...