Austropeplea ollula
Encyclopedia
Austropeplea ollula is a species
of air-breathing freshwater snail
, an aquatic
pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Lymnaeidae
, the pond snails.
for the trematode species Echinostoma cinetorchis
from the family Echinostomatidae.
Austropeplea ollula also serves as first intermediate host for the fluke Neodiplostomum seoulense in Korea.
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of air-breathing freshwater snail
Freshwater snail
A freshwater snail is one kind of freshwater mollusc, the other kind being freshwater clams and mussels, i.e. freshwater bivalves. Specifically a freshwater snail is a gastropod that lives in a watery non-marine habitat. The majority of freshwater gastropods have a shell, with very few exceptions....
, an aquatic
Aquatic animal
An aquatic animal is an animal, either vertebrate or invertebrate, which lives in water for most or all of its life. It may breathe air or extract its oxygen from that dissolved in water through specialised organs called gills, or directly through its skin. Natural environments and the animals that...
pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Lymnaeidae
Lymnaeidae
Lymnaeidae is a taxonomic family of small to large air-breathing freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks, that belong to the clade Hygrophila....
, the pond snails.
Parasites
In Korea, Austropeplea ollula serves as a first and main intermediate hostIntermediate host
A secondary host or intermediate host is a host that harbors the parasite only for a short transition period, during which some developmental stage is completed. For trypanosomes, the cause of sleeping sickness, humans are the primary host, while the tsetse fly is the secondary host...
for the trematode species Echinostoma cinetorchis
Echinostoma cinetorchis
Echinostoma cinetorchis is a species of human intestinal fluke, a trematode in the family Echinostomatidae.- Hosts :Hosts of Echinostoma cinetorchis include:* Cipangopaludina chinensis - Chinese mystery snail, an intermediate host...
from the family Echinostomatidae.
Austropeplea ollula also serves as first intermediate host for the fluke Neodiplostomum seoulense in Korea.
External links
- Photo of the shell of Austropeplea ollula http://www.maff.go.jp/nouson/mizu_midori/frame/208f.html