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Definition of Genus branchiobdella
1. Noun. Type genus of the Branchiobdellidae: a small worm that lives on the gills or surface of a crayfish attached by a sucker.
Generic synonyms: Worm Genus
Group relationships: Branchiobdellidae, Family Branchiobdellidae
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Branchiobdella
Literary usage of Genus branchiobdella
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Transactions of the Microscopical Society of London by Microscopical Society of London (1866)
"Perhaps the most valuable paper in the quarter's'Zeitschrift' is that by Dr.
Hermann Dorner, " On the genus Branchiobdella of Odier. ..."
2. The Microscope: Its History, Construction, and Applications by Jabez Hogg (1856)
"... upon various fresh-water fishes; whilst those of the genus Branchiobdella,
which arc quite destitute of eyes, inhabit the branchial of some Crustacea. ..."
3. The Transactions of the Microscopical Society of London by Microscopical Society of London (1866)
"Perhaps the most valuable paper in the quarter's'Zeitschrift' is that by Dr.
Hermann Dorner, " On the genus Branchiobdella of Odier. ..."
4. The Microscope: Its History, Construction, and Applications by Jabez Hogg (1856)
"... upon various fresh-water fishes; whilst those of the genus Branchiobdella,
which arc quite destitute of eyes, inhabit the branchial of some Crustacea. ..."