''Austropeplea ollula'' is a

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...

of air-breathing

freshwater snail Freshwater snails are gastropod mollusks which live in fresh water. There are many different families. They are found throughout the world in various habitats, ranging from ephemeral pools to the largest lakes, and from small seeps and springs ...

, an aquatic

pulmonate Pulmonata or pulmonates, is an informal group (previously an order, and before that a subclass) of snails and slugs characterized by the ability to breathe air, by virtue of having a pallial lung instead of a gill, or gills. The group includ ...

gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...

mollusk Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is e ...

in the family

Lymnaeidae Lymnaeidae, common name the pond snails, is a taxonomic family of small to large air-breathing freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks, that belong to the clade Hygrophila. Lymnaeidae is the only family within the superfamily ...

, the pond snails.

Distribution

This species occurs in: *

Korea Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it has been divided at or near the 38th parallel, with North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) comprising its northern half and South Korea (Republic o ...

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

Parasites

In Korea, ''Austropeplea ollula'' serves as a first and main

intermediate host In biology and medicine, a host is a larger organism that harbours a smaller organism; whether a parasitic, a mutualistic, or a commensalist ''guest'' (symbiont). The guest is typically provided with nourishment and shelter. Examples include a ...

for the

trematode Trematoda is a class of flatworms known as flukes. They are obligate internal parasites with a complex life cycle requiring at least two hosts. The intermediate host, in which asexual reproduction occurs, is usually a snail. The definitive host ...

species ''

Echinostoma cinetorchis ''Echinostoma cinetorchis'' is a species of human intestinal fluke, a trematode in the family Echinostomatidae. Distribution This species occurs in Korea. Hosts Hosts of ''Echinostoma cinetorchis'' include: * ''Cipangopaludina chinensis'' (Gray ...

'' from the family

Echinostomatidae Echinostomatidae is a Family (biology), family of Trematoda, trematodes in the Order (biology), order Plagiorchiida, first described in 1899.Fuhrmann, O. (1928). ''Zweite Klasse des Cladus Platyhelminthes: Trematoda''. Berlin & Leipzig: Kükentha ...

. ''Austropeplea ollula'' also serves as first intermediate host for the fluke '' Neodiplostomum seoulense'' in Korea.Chung P-R., Jung Y., Park Y-K.& Hwang M-K. (2002) "Host specificity of ''Austropeplea ollula'' (Gastropoda: Lymnaeidae) to miracidial infection with a human intestinal fluke ''Neodiplostomum seoulense'' (Trematoda: Diplostomatidae) in Korea". ''

The Journal of Parasitology The ''Journal of Parasitology'' is a peer-reviewed medical journal covering research on parasites published bimonthly by Allen Press on behalf of the American Society of Parasitologists. Content includes research articles, brief research notes, ...

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References

External links

Photo of the shell of ''Austropeplea ollula''
* https://web.archive.org/web/20091222132418/http://www.maff.go.jp/nouson/mizu_midori/frame/208f.html Lymnaeidae Gastropods described in 1859 {{Lymnaeidae-stub