Lymnaea cailliaudi

Lymnaea cailliaudi is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Lymnaeidae.

Lymnaea cailliaudi
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Hygrophila
Superfamily:
Lymnaeoidea
Family:
Lymnaeidae
Subfamily:
Lymnaeinae
Genus:
Lymnaea
Species:
L. cailliaudi
Binomial name
Lymnaea cailliaudi

Distribution

Lymnaea cailliaudi lives in east Africa.[1]

In Egypt it has been detected in water bodies of the Nile Delta.[1]

Habitat

Lymnaea cailliaudi prefer clear, slow-running water with low salinity and abundant vegetation.[1]

Life cycle

The snail population is low in the summer months due to high temperatures, and increases gradually to reach its maximum in spring when the temperature is mild and vegetation flourishes.[1]

Parasites

Lymnaea cailliaudi has been found to be an intermediate host of both Fasciola hepatica and Fasciola gigantica.[1] Overall, rates of snail infection vary between 10% and 40%.[1] The highest infection rate was found to be in summer and this may be a factor responsible for lowering snail density in this season.[1]

References

This article incorporates CC-BY-3.0 text from the reference.[1]

  1. Soliman M. F. M. (2008). "Epidemiological review of human and animal fascioliasis in Egypt". The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 2(3): 182-189. abstract. PDF
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