Glochidium
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glochidium-261-8397086
title:
Glochidium
text:
The glochidium is a microscopic larval stage of some freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the families Unionidae and Margaritiferidae, the river mussels and European freshwater pearl mussels. These larvae are tiny and are typically between 100 and 200 micrometers, or approximately a third of the size of a grain of salt. They can be round or have hooks, attaching to the gills, fins and scales of fish for a period before they detach, fall to the substrate and take on the typical form of
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Larvae of bivalves
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glochidium
date created:
date modified:
2023-07-01T17:26:43Z
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