The glochidium (plural glochidia) is a microscopic larval stage of some freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the families Unionidae and Margaritiferidae, the river mussels and …

Glochidia of Lampsilis encapsulated on the gills of largemouth bass. Glochidia are parasites but they usually do no harm to the host. The glochidium clamps on, and the epithelial cells of the …

thermal tolerances of larvae (glochidia) for the following species across four basins in Texas (Neches, Guadalupe, San Antonio, and Colorado) were tested: Amblema plicata, Cyclonaias …

Glochids or glochidia (sg.: "glochidium") are hair-like spines or short prickles, generally barbed, found on the areoles of cacti in the sub-family Opuntioideae. Cactus glochids easily detach …

larvae called glochidia. When this process is complete the juveniles detach from the host, fall to the lake or stream bed, and begin their lives as free living mussels. Some freshwater mussels …

Freshwater mussels (order Unionoida) represent one of the most severely endangered groups of animals due to habitat destruction, introduction of nonnative species, and loss of host fishes, …

In most cases, fertilized eggs are brooded in modified gill pouches for later release as parasitic larvae called glochidia; in some families the larvae are referred to as lasdia (Haag, 2012).

Glochidia are larval stage of mussels and clams, and can be a temporary parasitic inhabitant of fish. Some molluscs can lure fish close by exposing a piece of their mantle in the water and …

Jun 5, 2019 · The identification of glochidia and fish hosts was confirmed by DNA analysis. The life cycle of M. dahurica and its glochidia are described for the first time.

The meaning of GLOCHIDIUM is the larva of a freshwater mussel (family Unionidae) that develops as an external parasite on fish.