Leeches are hermaphrodites meaning that a single individual is both male and female at the same time. Reproduction occurs through the production of cocoons that are either attached to a substrate where they develop or in the family Glossiphoniidae many species of leeches have the cocoons attached directly to the ventral surface of the parent (Figure). This allows the parent to protect and care for the young as they develop. This includes providing food (prey) for the young leeches after they hatch.
The regenerative frameworks fluctuate extraordinarily between the distinctive groups of the leeches. A few families, including the Glossiphoniidae, have a straightforward pair of gonopores that open to the ventral surface of the parasite. Because of the many different families, they have a perplexing framework.
All leeches have matched testisacs that are situated inside of the midbody of the grown-up leech. The ovisacs of parasites are matched with each other.
Leeches have inward treatment with most mating by embedding a "spermatophore" (sperm bundle) into their accomplice. This implantation can by done through the utilization of a protrusible penis or by the hypodermic implantation of the spermatophore into the assemblage of the accomplice. The sperm are then transported to the eggs where fertilization happens.
All leeches have matched testisacs that are situated inside of the midbody of the grown-up leech. The ovisacs of parasites are matched with each other.
Leeches have inward treatment with most mating by embedding a "spermatophore" (sperm bundle) into their accomplice. This implantation can by done through the utilization of a protrusible penis or by the hypodermic implantation of the spermatophore into the assemblage of the accomplice. The sperm are then transported to the eggs where fertilization happens.