The Aquatic Invertebrates of Texas

Branchiobdellida

 

CAMBARINCOLIDAE

Cambarincola philadelphicus (Leidy)

 

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Synonyms:  Bdellodrilus philadelphicus
                               (Pearson 1938)
                  Branchiobdella philadelphicus    
                  Branchiobdella americana Pierantoni
                        (Goodnight 1940)

 

 

 
Distribution Citations

1938 Pearson

[1940 Goodnight]

[ ] indicate state record, no specific county or locality indicated

notes:

-all branciobdellids are leechlike ectocommensals on decapod crustaceans (Kathman & Brinkhurst 1998)

-crayfish host (Pearson 1938): Cambarus viridis, C. latimanus & C. hayi (Goodnight 1940)

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                          2010

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