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| Distinguishing Characteristics |
- Body short and curved, thick.
- Two mucrones.
- Mucrones short, right larger than left (left mucro may be overlooked).
- Two toes visible, with shorter toe more than one-third length of longer toe.
- Foot and toes usually beneath ventral surface of body.
- Body
length = 140 - 150 µm, toe = 50 - 60 µm.
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| Additional Notes |
- Among the most commonly reported species in Great Lakes.
- 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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