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Cystobranchus respirans

Perret, 1952 · Piscicolidae

External morphology

Up to 35 mm. 2 pairs of eyes. Brownish semitransparent coloration. 11 pairs of respiratory vesicles. Broader urosoma and tighter trachelosoma.

Habitat & range

Habitat: Freshwater
Region: Europe

Biology

Preffering ciprinid and salminid fishes as hosts. Preffering flowing waters.

Junior synonyms

Piscicola respirans

Original description

Perret, Jean-Luc. (1952). Cystobranchus respirans (Trochsel) dans le lac de Neuchatel et observations sur le genre Trocheta Dutrochet. Revue suisse de zoologie. 59: 579-583.

doi:10.5962/bhl.part.75382 · biodiversitylibrary.org

Sources used for this page

Picture: Hirudinida pijavice - Determinace vodních bezobratlých, ISBN 9783827409270 ; Description: ISBN 9783827409270