Radix luteola
Species of gastropod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Radix luteola is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Lymnaeidae.
 | This taxon may be invalid (unaccepted). (Jan 2019) |
| Radix luteola | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Superorder: | Hygrophila |
| Family: | Lymnaeidae |
| Genus: | Radix |
| Species: | R. luteola |
| Binomial name | |
| Radix luteola (Lamarck, 1822) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Lymnaea luteola Lamarck, 1822 | |
Placement of this species within the genus Radix was confirmed by Correa et al. (2010).[2]
There exist two forms of this species:[1]
- Radix luteola f. australis
- Radix luteola f. ovalis
Distribution
Radix luteola is a widespread species in south Asia and southeast Asia.[1]
Parasites
Radix luteola is the first intermediate host for the trematodes:
- Schistosoma nasale[3][1]
- Schistosoma indicum[3][1]
- Schistosoma spindale[1]
- Schistosoma suis[1]
- Schistosoma incognitum[1]
- Fasciola gigantica[1]
- Fasciola hepatica[1]
- Clinostomum giganticum[1]
- Echinostoma revolutum[1]
- Orientobilharzia dattae[1]
- Echinoparyphium bugulai[1]
References
External links
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