Creature Mihi

 In class he have been learning about writing about different types of creatures and doing a mihi for 

Kingdom:  Animal                      Phylum:    Annelid Class:       Clitellata Order:      Hirudinea Suborder:  Hirudinea Infraorder: Superfamily: Euhirudinea Family: hirudidae Common name:

Ko Wai au? ko  Putahi toku mounga, ko Omapare toku roto, my land is rainforests but I am in New Zealand too. I am found in weedy streams and lakes, I am also found in protected places, I am related to earth worm I even look like one,I am different to other annelids because I am a segmented worm, I have no legs and no hard skeleton, I am divided into many little segments, like rings joined together.  I have simple eyes which detect light and dark, rough shapes and motion. I can trace my lineage back through Euhirudinea,  invertebrate, my common name is Hirudo medicinalis. My latin name is sanguisuga(sang-gwes-sue-gah)† my full name is Hirudinea I am a blood sucking worm basically.  What am I?