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Categories: Freshwater bivalves, Larvae, Mollusc anatomy
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glochidium  glochidia
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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. Wikipedia
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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. Wikipedia
Microscopic larval stage of some mollusks Wikidata
The larva or young of the mussel. Wiktionary
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Glochidia were once believed to be parasites on the gills of the parents. Wiktionary
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