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  Genus Theromyzon

Species T. bifarium (+ T. biannulatum)

Taxon Information

The Species T. bifarium has been reported (or is assumed) to occur in fresh waters. This taxon has been reported from midwestern states of North America.

(These statements were generated automatically from the WInvertebrates database.)

Literature Records

  • Theromyzon bifarium, [North America] (Govedich et al., 2010).
  • Theromyzon biannulatum, "known only from the central and eastern United States" [map: Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan & elsewhere in North America] (Klemm, 1982).

Bibliography

  • Govedich, F.R., B.A. Bain, W.E. Moser, S.R. Gelder, R.W. Davies & R.O. Brinkhurst. 2010. Annelida (Clitellata): Oligochaeta, Branchiobdellida, Hirudinida, and Acanthobdellida. [in] J.H. Thorp & A.P. Covich (eds.). Ecology and Classification of North American Freshwater Invertebrates, 3rd edition: 385-436.
  • Klemm, D.J. 1982. Leeches (Annelida: Hirudinea) of North America. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 177 pp. [Available online]

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