The Aquatic Invertebrates of Texas

Rotifera

(Rotifers)

TROCHOSPHAERIDAE

Trochosphaera solstitialis Thorpe

 

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Distribution Citations

1977 Lee

1980 Kines
1980 McCullough & Lee
1984 Venneman

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

notes:

-Introduced Species:  may have been introduced from the orient during the Chicago Worlds Fair of 1892-3 (Lee 1977)

-extremely rare (Kines 1980; McCullough & Lee 1980; Venneman 1984). Lee's 1977 report is first in North America in the 20th century

-planktonic (Venneman 1984)

-apparently restricted to eutrophic ponds or swamps (Lee 1977)

copyright:   Stephen W. Ziser    
                          2010

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