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branchiobdella

/ˌbræŋ.ki.əʊˈdɛl.ə/

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noun

/ˌbræŋ.ki.əʊˈdɛl.ə/formalscientific
  • ruРод мелких кольчатых червей, которые живут как эктосимбионты на жабрах или поверхности тела раков, прикрепляясь с помощью присоски.

A genus of small annelid worms that live as ectosymbionts on the gills or body surface of crayfish, attaching themselves via a sucker.

proper noun

  1. A genus of small annelid wormsC2formalscientific

    A type genus of the family Branchiobdellidae, comprising small, leech-like worms that live as ectosymbionts on the gills or body surface of freshwater crayfish, attaching themselves via a sucker.

    ruРод мелких кольчатых червей

    • The Branchiobdella worm is commonly found on the gills of North American crayfish.
    • Researchers studied the symbiotic relationship between Branchiobdella and its crayfish host.
    • Branchiobdella uses its posterior sucker to attach firmly to the crustacean's exoskeleton.
Forms
  • branchiobdellae plural form
  • branchiobdellae's possessive plural form
  • branchiobdella's possessive singular form