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  2. Naididae - Wikipedia

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    When their population becomes high, the worms migrate toward the surface of the water for access to higher concentrations of oxygen. [citation needed] Although detritus worms may not cause harm to aquarium fish, their appearance is an indication of poor water quality mainly due to overfeeding and lack of good water sanitation. [5]

  3. Gapeworm - Wikipedia

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    Subclinical infections with few worms may be confirmed at necropsy by finding copulating worms in the trachea and also by finding the characteristic eggs in the feces of infected birds. Examination of the tracheas of infected birds shows that the mucous membrane is extensively irritated and inflamed. Coughing is apparently the result of this ...

  4. Detritivore - Wikipedia

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    Detritivores (also known as detrivores, detritophages, detritus feeders or detritus eaters) are heterotrophs that obtain nutrients by consuming detritus (decomposing plant and animal parts as well as feces). [1] There are many kinds of invertebrates, vertebrates, and plants that carry out coprophagy.

  5. These tiny worms live in eyes, feed on tears and could ... - AOL

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    The worms have previously been found in pets in the U.S. Now, the discovery of the worms in a black bear has prompted renewed worries for humans. These tiny worms live in eyes, feed on tears and ...

  6. Detritus - Wikipedia

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    Detritus occurs in a variety of terrestrial habitats including forest, chaparral and grassland. In forests, the detritus is typically dominated by leaf, twig, and bacteria litter as measured by biomass dominance. This plant litter provides important cover for seedling protection as well as cover for a variety of arthropods, reptiles [4] and ...

  7. Leucochloridium paradoxum - Wikipedia

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    Leucochloridium paradoxum, the green-banded broodsac, is a parasitic flatworm (or helminth).Its intermediate hosts are land snails, usually of the genus Succinea.The pulsating, green broodsacs fill the eye stalks of the snail, thereby attracting predation by birds, the primary host.

  8. Gongylonema pulchrum - Wikipedia

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    The G. pulchrum parasite is a nematode worm of the order Spirurida. It is a relatively thin nematode, and like other worms within its class, it has no circulatory or respiratory system. Most other Gongylonema species infect birds and mammals: there are 25 species found in mammals and 10 species found in birds. [citation needed]

  9. Diplostraca - Wikipedia

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    The Diplostraca or Cladocera, commonly known as water fleas, is a superorder of small, mostly freshwater crustaceans, most of which feed on microscopic chunks of organic matter, though some forms are predatory.