Lymnaea tomentosa tomentosa
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| Lymnaea tomentosa tomentosa (Pfeiffer, 1855) |
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Saccinea tomentosa Pfeiffer, 1855 |
Lymnaea tomentosa tomentosa is a freshwater gastropod of the family Lymnaeidae, endemic to New Zealand. They are found in both the North and South Islands, on aquatic plants in swamps, ponds and quiet waters generally, but not in fast running streams.
The shell is rather small, with a relatively short spire and capacious aperture. The species is a known an experimental intermediate host for the American liver fluke Fascioloides magna[1].
Coloration is pale olive-green.
Height is up to 13 mm, and width 9 mm.
[edit] References
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
- ^ Foreyt, W.J., Todd, A.C., 1974. Lymnaea tomentosa from Australia, an experimental intermediate host of the large American liver fluke, Fascioloides magna. Aust Vet J 50, 471–472.
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