This taxon may be invalid (unaccepted). (Jan 2019) |
Radix luteola is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Lymnaeidae.
| Radix luteola | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Superorder: | Hygrophila |
| Family: | Lymnaeidae |
| Genus: | Radix |
| Species: | R. luteola
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| Binomial name | |
| Radix luteola (Lamarck, 1822)
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| 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
editRadix luteola is a widespread species in south Asia and southeast Asia.[1]
Parasites
editRadix luteola is the first intermediate host for the trematodes:
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Madhyastha A., Dutta J. & Daniel B. A. (2010). Lymnaea luteola. In: IUCN 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 8 April 2011.
- ^ Correa C. A., Escobar J. S., Durand P., Renaud F., David P., Jarne P., Pointier J.-P. & Hurtrez-Boussès S. (2010). "Bridging gaps in the molecular phylogeny of the Lymnaeidae (Gastropoda: Pulmonata), vectors of Fascioliasis". BMC Evolutionary Biology 10: 381. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-10-381.
- ^ a b Liu L. et al. (2010) "The phylogeography of Indoplanorbis exustus (Gastropoda: Planorbidae) in Asia". Parasites & Vectors 3: 57. doi:10.1186/1756-3305-3-57.
External links
edit- Devkota, R.; Brant, S. V.; Loker, E. S. (2016). "A genetically distinct Schistosoma from Radix luteola from Nepal related to Schistosoma turkestanicum: a phylogenetic study of schistosome and snail host". Acta Tropica. 164: 45–53. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2016.08.015
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