Glochidium

label::Glochidium: [[definition::Specialist larval form in some freshwater bivalves, characterized by a bivalve shell, with or with a pair of hooks, and a long adhesive thread or tentacle. It lives as a temporary parasite on the gills or fins of fish. In some species a modified glochidium is termed a 'lasidium' before attachment and a 'haustorium' after attachment (Stachowitsch, 1992).]][[is trait of::{{#ask:has value::Traits:Glochidium|link=none|sep=| ]][[is trait of::}}| ]] {{#set: URI=http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:Glochidium }}

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Free text::Definition specific to species of freshwater mussels of the families Unionidae and Margaritiferidae.

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