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Cystobranchus fasciatus

Kollar, 1842 · Piscicolidae

External morphology

Large pulsatile vesicles, 7 annuli per somite, copulatory area posterior to the female pore

Habitat & range

Habitat
Freshwater
Region
Europe

Original description

Kollar, V. (1842). Piscicola fasciata. [book (Encyclopedia entry)] p. 101. In: Treitschke, Georg Friedrich (Editor). Naturhistorischer Bildersaal des Thierreiches, volume 3.

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