Austropeplea viridis
Austropeplea viridis is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Lymnaeidae, the pond snails.
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Distribution
This species occurs in:
- Russian Federation: Kuril Islands[1]
- Japan[1]
- South Korea[1]
- China and Hong Kong[1]
- Nepal[1]
- Myanmar[1]
- Thailand[1]
- Vietnam – it widely distributed in northern, central, and southern Vietnam.[2]
- Indonesia (Papua)[1]
- Papua New Guinea[1]
- Philippines[1]
- Guam[1]
The nonidigenous distribution of this species includes:
- Australia[1]
Description
The shell has 4.5–5 whorls.[2]
The shape of the aperture is regularly oval. The width of the aperture is 3–4 mm. The height of the aperture is 5–6 mm.[2]
The width of the shell is 4–6 mm. The height of the shell is 10–13 mm.[2]
Habitat
Autropeplea viridis was found in rice fields, ditches, small canals, and submerged vegetable fields.[2]
Parasites
Parasites of Austropeplea viridis include:
- Orientocreadium batrachoides
- Fasciola hepatica
- In Vietnam, Austropeplea viridis serves as an intermediate host for the trematode Fasciola gigantica.[2]
References
- Köhler F. & Rintelen T. (2011). "Radix viridis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. <http://www.iucnredlist.org> Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Downloaded on 17 January 2015.
- Dung B. T., Doanh P. N., The D. T., Loan H. T., Losson B. & Caron Y. (2013). "Morphological and Molecular Characterization of Lymnaeid Snails and Their Potential Role in Transmission of Fasciola spp. in Vietnam". Korean Journal of Parasitology 51(6): 657–662. doi:10.3347/kjp.2013.51.6.657.
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