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| Distinguishing Characteristics |
- Body elongate and cylindrical; anterior projection
is hooked.
- Body
length = 260 - 310 µm, toe = 230 - 320 µm.
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| Ecology |
- One of the most common in the Great Lakes.
- Associated with eutrophic waters.
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| Additional Notes |
- Trichocerca can use pedal glands to produce mucous secretions to attach to substrates. The secretions may also be an energetic mechanism to stay suspended in the water column.
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