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  Genus Tasserkidrilus

Species T. americanus

Taxon Information

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

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

Literature Records

• Tubifex kessleri americanus, "Known from Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, and Wisconsin in the United States and from Alberta, New Brunswick, Northwest Terrestories [sic], Ontario, Saskatchewan, and the Yukon in Canada" (Stimpson & Klemm, 1982).

Bibliography

• Stimpson, K.S. & D.J. Klemm. 1982. A guide to the freshwater Tubificidae (Annelida: Clitellata: Oligochaeta) of North America. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 61 pp. [Available online]

Web Pages

• Integrated Taxonomic Information System