Bdella
Bdella (from the Greek βδέλλα , bdella = "leech") is a name that occurs as the root Bdell- in the root word of the scientific name of various groups of living beings that are not closely related, including:
- Bdella nilotica , species name of Limnatis nilotica , the horse sail, invalid due to homonymy
- Bdelloida , order of rotifers
- Bdelloidea , superfamily of mites
See also
- Bdellium , a name for the resin of the balsam tree