The Aquatic Invertebrates of Texas

Oligochaeta

(Aquatic Earthworms)

NAIDIDAE

Dero digitata (Mueller)

 

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Synonyms: Dero limosa Leidy
                                        (Pearson 1938)

 

 

 
Distribution Citations

1938 Pearson

1973 Harman
1973 Harrel
1977 Kost
1978 Cover & Harrel
1978 Darville
1979 Bass
1979 Harman Loden Davis
1979 McCauley

1980 Darville & Harrel
1980 Davis SCD-RG
1980 Wern
1981 Bass & Harrel
1982 Barra Whiteside Short
1982 Davis
1982 Howard

1983 Barclay
1984 Nance
1985 Barclay & Harrel
1985 Harrel ECOS

1992 Bayer et al.
1998 Moring Rosendale
          Ansley Brown

2002 Celik

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

notes:

-occurs in lakes, ponds, quarry pits, ditches & streams (Davis 1982) especially common in silt depostis along banks (Harman, Loden & Davis 1979)

-tolerates wide range of environmental conditions (Davis 1982)

copyright:   Stephen W. Ziser    
                          2010

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