The Aquatic Invertebrates of Texas

Oligochaeta

(Aquatic Earthworms)

OPISTOCYSTIDAE

Crustipellis tribranchiata (Harman)

 

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Synonyms:  Opistocysta tribrachiata Harman
                        (Commander 1980; Barclay 1983;  Barclay & Harrel 1985)

 

 

 
Distribution Citations

1980 Commander
1983 Barclay
1985 Barclay & Harrel

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

notes:

-only species of genus in North America (Wetzel & Gilbert 1982a in Huggins et al. 1982)

-occurs in ponds, ditches & creeks (Wetzel & Gilbert 1982a in Huggins et al. 1982)

copyright:   Stephen W. Ziser    
                          2010

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