The Aquatic Invertebrates of Texas |
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Hirudinea (Leeches) |
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GLOSSIPHONIIDAE Helobdella fusca (Castle) |
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Distribution Citations
1973 Harrel 1980 Commander 1991 Davis |
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notes: -more common in lakes and larger ponds (Sawyer 1972) -predator: feeds primarily on snails such as Helisoma (Sawyer 1972) and other invertebrates (Klemm 1995) -also, collected inside host snails; Goniobasis virginica & Ferrissia sp. (Klemm 1982) |
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