The Aquatic Invertebrates of Texas

Branchiobdellida

 

CAMBARINCOLIDAE

Cambarincola vitrea Ellis

 

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Synonyms:

Also reported as:
                    C. vitrea  

 

 

 
Distribution Citations

1940 Goodnight

1960 Young

1977 Koepp & Schlueter

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

notes:

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

-host: Procambarus clarki at densities up to 98/host (Koepp & Schlueter 1977)

copyright:   Stephen W. Ziser    
                          2010

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