The Aquatic Invertebrates of Texas

Oligochaeta

(Aquatic Earthworms)

NAIDIDAE

Branchiura sowerbyii Beddard

 

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Distribution Citations

1971 Kent
1972 Hall FM
1975 Cox
1976 Harrel & Duplechin
1977 Jackson
1977 McCullough JC&S
1977 Sala, Gibson & Harrel
1978 Cover & Harrel
1978 Darville

1980 Commander
1980 Darville & Harrel
1980 Davis SCD-RG
1982 Buzan
1982 Davis
1982 Davis MDCC
1982 Howard
1982 McCullough &
         McCullough

 

1984 Cusak
1988 Howard

1992 Bayer et al.
1992 Miles
1998 Moring, Rosendale,
         Ansley & Brown

2002 Moring

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

notes:

-primarily lotic habitats (Stimpson, Klemm & Hiltunen 1982)

-tolerates moderate organic pollution but seldom in highly polluted waters (Prater et al. l980 in Davis 1982)

-can be a useful indicator of thermal pollution where it may occur in large numbers (Brinkhurst 1965 in Davis 1982)

-also occurs in freshwater tidal areas (Brinkhurst & Cook 1980)

copyright:   Stephen W. Ziser    
                          2010

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