''Stenomelania juncea'' is a
species
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of
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 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
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in the family
Thiaridae.
The
sister species of ''Stenomelania juncea'' is ''
Stenomelania boninensis
''Stenomelania boninensis'' is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Thiaridae.
The specific name ''boninensis'' refer to Bonin Islands, where this species occur.
The sister species of ''Stenomelania bonin ...
''.
[Miura O., Mori H., Nakai S., Satake K., Sasaki T. & Chiba S. (2008). "Molecular evidence of the evolutionary origin of a Bonin Islands endemic, ''Stenomelania boninensis''". '']Journal of Molluscan Studies
The ''Journal of Molluscan Studies'' is the peer-reviewed scientific journal of the Malacological Society of London, covering research in malacology. '' 74(2): 199-202. .
Distribution
The type locality is
Taal Lake and small streams, Batangas, Luzon, Philippines.
Parasites
''Stenomelania juncea'' is the first
intermediate host
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for the trematode ''
Haplorchis taichui
''Haplorchis taichui'' is a species of intestinal fluke in the family Heterophyidae. It is a human parasite.
Distribution
This species occurs in: Taiwan, the Philippines, Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Palestine, Iraq, Egypt, Malaysia, Thailand, ...
''.
[Chai J.-Y., Shin E.-H., Lee S.-H. & Rim H.-J. (2009). "Foodborne Intestinal Flukes in Southeast Asia". '' The Korean Journal of Parasitology'' 47(Suppl): S69-S102. .]
References
External links
Thiaridae
Gastropods described in 1851
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