''Radix luteola'' is a

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of freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the

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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 superf ...

. Placement of this species within the genus ''Radix'' was confirmed by Correa et al. (2010).Correa C. A., Escobar J. S., Durand P., Renaud F., David P., Jarne P., Pointier J.-P. & Hurtrez-Boussès S. (2010). "Bridging gaps in the molecular phylogeny of the Lymnaeidae (Gastropoda: Pulmonata), vectors of Fascioliasis". ''

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'' 10: 381. . There exist two forms of this species: * ''Radix luteola'' f. ''australis'' * ''Radix luteola'' f. ''ovalis''

Distribution

''Radix luteola'' is a widespread species in south Asia and southeast Asia.

Parasites

''Radix luteola'' is the first intermediate host for the trematodes: * ''

Schistosoma nasale ''Schistosoma nasale'' is a species of digenetic trematode in the family Schistosomatidae. ''S. nasale'' inhabits blood vessels of the nasal mucosa and causes " snoring disease" in cattle, but remains symptomless in buffaloes though extruding i ...

'' * '' Schistosoma indicum''Liu L. et al. (2010) "The phylogeography of ''Indoplanorbis exustus'' (Gastropoda: Planorbidae) in Asia". ''

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Schistosoma spindale ''Schistosoma spindale'' is a species of digenetic trematode in the family Schistosomatidae. It causes intestinal schistosomiasis in the ruminants. The distribution of ''Schistosoma spindale'' include Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh, Thailand, Ma ...

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Schistosoma suis ''Schistosoma'' is a genus of trematodes, commonly known as blood flukes. They are parasitic flatworms responsible for a highly significant group of infections in humans termed ''schistosomiasis'', which is considered by the World Health Organi ...

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Schistosoma incognitum ''Schistosoma'' is a genus of trematodes, commonly known as blood flukes. They are parasitic flatworms responsible for a highly significant group of infections in humans termed ''schistosomiasis'', which is considered by the World Health Organi ...

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Fasciola gigantica ''Fasciola gigantica'' is a parasitic flatworm of the class Trematoda, which causes tropical fascioliasis. It is regarded as one of the most important single platyhelminth infections of ruminants in Asia and Africa. Estimates of infection rates ...

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Fasciola hepatica ''Fasciola hepatica'', also known as the common liver fluke or sheep liver fluke, is a parasitic trematode (fluke or flatworm, a type of helminth) of the class Trematoda, phylum Platyhelminthes. It infects the livers of various mammals, includi ...

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Clinostomum giganticum Clinostomum is a genus of trematodes in the order Diplostomida Diplostomida is an order of trematodes in the subclass Digenea. It is synonymous with Strigeida Poche, 1926. Families Order Diplostomida *Suborder Diplostomata **Superfamily Brachy ...

'' * '' Echinostoma revolutum'' * '' Orientobilharzia dattae'' * '' Echinoparyphium bugulai''

References

External links

* Devkota, R.; Brant, S. V.; Loker, E. S. (2016). "A genetically distinct Schistosoma from Radix luteola from Nepal related to Schistosoma turkestanicum: a phylogenetic study of schistosome and snail host". ''Acta Tropica''. 164: 45-53. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2016.08.015 Lymnaeidae Gastropods described in 1822 {{Lymnaeidae-stub