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  Genus Theromyzon

Species T. tessulatum

Taxon Information

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

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

Literature Records

• Theromyzon tessulatum, [North America] (Govedich et al., 2010).
• Theromyzon tessulatum, "characteristic of Eurasia but has been reported infrequently from North and South America" (Klemm, 1982).
• Theromyzon tessulatum, [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

• Fauna Europaea
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System