Piscicola geometra

Piscicola geometra (Linnaeus, 1761)

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Family:	Piscicolidae ()
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Environment:	benthic; freshwater; brackish; marine
Distribution:	Northeast Atlantic: Sweden and Aland Island.
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Biology:	In the Baltic Sea, generally inhabits the marine region (Ref. 95752). Both infaunal and epifaunal on Zostera sp. eelgrass (Ref. 95819). Adults, when not attached to a host, is free living, possibly on and beneath stones and macrophytes (Ref. 95835). Semi-mobile; parasitic (Refs. 95728, 95752).
IUCN Red List Status:	Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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