Freshwater species. Found in the metaphyton of ditches, bogs, ponds, and lakes. Common, distributed in temperate zone of Europe and North America.

Distribution: Europe: Baltic Sea (Hällfors 2004), Britain (John & Tsarenko 2002, Whitton et al. 2003), Germany (Täuscher 2014), Romania (Caraus 2002, Caraus 2012), Spain (Cambra Sánchez, Álvarez Cobelas & Aboal Sanjurjo 1998, Fanés Treviño, Comas González & Sánchez Castillo 2009, Pérez, Maidana & Comas 2009, Pérez, Comas & Maidana 2010). North America: Arkansas (Smith 2010). Asia: China (Hu & Wei 2006). Australia and New Zealand: New Zealand (Broady et al. 2012), Queensland (Day et al. 1995).

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