- The
glochidium (plural
glochidia) is a
microscopic larval stage of some
freshwater mussels,
aquatic bivalve mollusks in the
families Unionidae and Margaritiferidae...
-
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...
- (plural
glochidia),
which temporarily parasitizes fish,
attaching themselves to the fish's fins or gills.
Prior to
their release, the
glochidia grow in...
- irritation. Many
glochidia are barbed,
complicating their removal and
enhancing their persistence in the skin.
Exposure to
glochidia is an occupational...
-
States po****tions are more
stable than
those of Ontario. The larvae, or
glochidia, of
Unionidae are
known to use the gills, fins, or skin of a host fish...
- substrates. Like
other freshwater mussels, this
species releases larvae called glochidia,
which must
attach parasitically to a host organism,
generally a fish...
-
inhalant water and
internal fertilization takes place. The eggs
hatch into
glochidia larvae that
develop within the female's s****.
Later they are released...
- (marsupia)
where they
further ripen and
metamorph into
glochidia, the
first larval stage.
Mature glochidia are
released by the
female and then
attach to the...
-
brooded to
become embryos,
which develop into larvae,
known as '
glochidia'.
Glochidia of most
species of
freshwater mussels are
obligate parasites of...
-
birdwing pearly mussel's
glochidia larvae. The
mussel attracts the
darter with a lure that
looks like an
aquatic snail. The
glochidia release triggered by...
