Galba neotropica | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Superorder: | Hygrophila |
Family: | Lymnaeidae |
Genus: | Galba |
Species: | G. neotropica
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Binomial name | |
Galba neotropica (Bargues, Artigas, Mera y Sierra, Pointier & Mas-Coma, 2007)
[1]
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Synonyms [2] | |
Lymnaea neotropica Bargues, Artigas, Mera y Sierra, Pointier & Mas-Coma, 2007 |
Galba neotropica is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Lymnaeidae, the pond snails.
This species was described as Lymnaea neotropica in 2007. [1] However, it belongs to the Galba/Fossaria group, [1] [3] therefore this species is named Galba neotropica. cf. [2] [3] [4]
Galba neotropica is the vector typically responsible for fascioliasis (liver fluke) livestock infection. [5]
Galba neotropica was originally described from Lima, Peru and surroundings; [1] it appears to be a species restricted to South America, but with a very broad geographical distribution from Argentina in the Southern Cone north to Venezuela. [5]
The distribution of this species includes:
The maximum length of the shell of this species is 10.36 mm. [5] Whorls are convex. [5] The columella is slightly curved and unfolded. [5]
An examination of tentacles, eyes and colour in living specimens has never performed. [5]
In the radula, the first bilateral teeth are bicuspid but occasionally they are tricuspid or rarely quadricuspid. [5] The praeputium/penis sheath length ratio is 1.10–3.90 mm (mean 2.12–2.70 mm). [5]
Two species that have a similar morphology are Galba truncatula and Galba schirazensis. [5] Although several phenotypic characteristics are somewhat helpful for a preliminary specimen classification, a definitive classification of a specimen can only be obtained by the sequencing of at least one of the molecular markers used: ITS-2, ITS-1, 16S and cox1. [5]
Galba neotropica is sometimes amphibious. [5] The habitat of Galba neotropica rarely [5] also includes artificial water bodies. [7]
These snails hatch from eggs. The shape of the egg cluster is rounded to oval when containing few eggs; when the clutch includes more eggs there is lengthening with a slight curving trend. [5] There are about 4–16 eggs in each cluster. [5]
Parasites of Galba neotropica include:
This article incorporates CC-BY-2.0 text from the reference [5]
Galba neotropica | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Superorder: | Hygrophila |
Family: | Lymnaeidae |
Genus: | Galba |
Species: | G. neotropica
|
Binomial name | |
Galba neotropica (Bargues, Artigas, Mera y Sierra, Pointier & Mas-Coma, 2007)
[1]
| |
Synonyms [2] | |
Lymnaea neotropica Bargues, Artigas, Mera y Sierra, Pointier & Mas-Coma, 2007 |
Galba neotropica is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Lymnaeidae, the pond snails.
This species was described as Lymnaea neotropica in 2007. [1] However, it belongs to the Galba/Fossaria group, [1] [3] therefore this species is named Galba neotropica. cf. [2] [3] [4]
Galba neotropica is the vector typically responsible for fascioliasis (liver fluke) livestock infection. [5]
Galba neotropica was originally described from Lima, Peru and surroundings; [1] it appears to be a species restricted to South America, but with a very broad geographical distribution from Argentina in the Southern Cone north to Venezuela. [5]
The distribution of this species includes:
The maximum length of the shell of this species is 10.36 mm. [5] Whorls are convex. [5] The columella is slightly curved and unfolded. [5]
An examination of tentacles, eyes and colour in living specimens has never performed. [5]
In the radula, the first bilateral teeth are bicuspid but occasionally they are tricuspid or rarely quadricuspid. [5] The praeputium/penis sheath length ratio is 1.10–3.90 mm (mean 2.12–2.70 mm). [5]
Two species that have a similar morphology are Galba truncatula and Galba schirazensis. [5] Although several phenotypic characteristics are somewhat helpful for a preliminary specimen classification, a definitive classification of a specimen can only be obtained by the sequencing of at least one of the molecular markers used: ITS-2, ITS-1, 16S and cox1. [5]
Galba neotropica is sometimes amphibious. [5] The habitat of Galba neotropica rarely [5] also includes artificial water bodies. [7]
These snails hatch from eggs. The shape of the egg cluster is rounded to oval when containing few eggs; when the clutch includes more eggs there is lengthening with a slight curving trend. [5] There are about 4–16 eggs in each cluster. [5]
Parasites of Galba neotropica include:
This article incorporates CC-BY-2.0 text from the reference [5]