''Bithynia misella'' is a species of

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with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic

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mollusk in the family Bithyniidae.

Distribution

The distribution of this species includes: * southeastern and eastern

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* Korea * Taiwan * Bến Tre Province, Vietnam

Ecology

''Bithynia misella'' inhabits slow-moving waters such as pools, ponds and

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s. ''Bithynia misella'' is the first

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for: * trematode '' Clonorchis sinensis'' World Health Organization (1995). ''Control of Foodborne Trematode Infection''. WHO Technical Report Series. 849
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References

Bithyniidae Gastropods described in 1884 {{Bithyniidae-stub