The Aquatic Invertebrates of Texas |
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Hirudinea (Leeches) |
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GLOSSIPHONIIDAE Alboglissophonia heteroclita (Linnaeus) |
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Synonyms: Glossiphonia heteroclita (Linnaeus)
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Distribution Citations
1973 Harrel |
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notes: -only species of genus found in North America (Klemm et al. 2008) -inhabit the mantle cavity of snails except during breeding season when they are freeliving (Sawyer 1972) -rare (Klemm 1995) -predatory on snails in organically polluted habitats, annual life cycle (Klemm 1995) |
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