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  Genus Theromyzon

Species T. rude

Taxon Information

The Species T. rude 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 rude, [North America] (Govedich et al., 2010).
• Theromyzon rude, "apparently distributed in the central and western United States and Canada, including Alaska... British Columbia" [map: Michigan & elsewhere in North America] (Klemm, 1982).
• Theromyzon rude, [North America] (Moore, 1959).

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]
• Moore, J.P. 1959. Hirudinea. [in] W.T. Edmondson (ed.). Ward & Whipple Fresh-Water Biology, 2nd edition: 542-557.

Web Pages

• Integrated Taxonomic Information System