Galba cousini is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Lymnaeidae, the pond snails.[4]
| Galba cousini | |
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| Apertural view of a shell of Galba cousini (syntype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Superorder: | Hygrophila |
| Family: | Lymnaeidae |
| Genus: | Galba |
| Species: | G. cousini |
| Binomial name | |
| Galba cousini (Jousseaume, 1887) | |
| Synonyms[1][2] | |
Lymnaea bogotensis Pilsbry, 1935[3] | |
Description
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The length of the shell attains 13.8 mm. Galba cousini are intermediate hosts of the liver fluke Fasciola hepatica, the causal agent of fasciolosis, a zoonotic parasitic disease.[5]
Distribution
editUnlike marine snails, Galba cousini is a freshwater species endemic to the northern Andean regions of South America. Its geographic range includes high-altitude areas of Ecuador, Colombia, and Venezuela.[6]
Habitat
editAs an aquatic air-breathing snail, it inhabits high-altitude freshwater environments, such as ponds, marshy areas, and slow-moving streams. These habitats are ecologically significant, as the snails living there serve as intermediate hosts for the zoonotic liver fluke parasite Fasciola hepatica.[7]
References
edit- ↑ "Galba cubensis". Taxonomy browser, accessed 16 September 2012.
- ↑ Velasquez L. E. (2006]. "Synonymy between Lymnaea bogotensis Pilsbry, 1935 and Lymnaea cousini Jousseaume, 1887 (Gastropoda: Lymnaeidae)". Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz 101: 795-799. PDF.
- ↑ Pilsbry H. A. (1935). "South American land and freshwater mollusks. IX - Colombian species". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 87: 83-88.
- ↑ MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Galba Schrank, 1803. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=716335 on 2020-12-14
- ↑ Celi-Erazo, Maritza; Alda, Pilar; Montenegro-Franco, María; Pavon, Diego; Minda-Aluisa, Elizabeth; Calvopiña, Manuel; Pointier, Jean Pierre; Hurtrez-Boussès, Sylvie; Cevallos, William; Benítez-Ortíz, Washington; Rodríguez-Hidalgo, Richar (April 2020). "Prevalence of Fasciola hepatica infection in Galba cousini and Galba schirazensis from an Andean region of Ecuador". Veterinary Parasitology, Regional Studies and Reports. 20 100390. doi:10.1016/j.vprsr.2020.100390. ISSN 2405-9390. PMID 32448532.
- ↑ Bargues, M. D.; Artigas, P.; Khoubbane, M.; Mas-Coma, S. (2011). "DNA sequence characterisation and phylogeography of Lymnaea cousini and related species, vectors of fascioliasis in northern Andean countries, with description of L. meridensis n. sp. (Gastropoda: Lymnaeidae)". Parasites & Vectors. 4: 132. doi:10.1186/1756-3305-4-132. PMC 3168421.
- ↑ Celi-Erazo, Maritza; Alda, Pilar; Montenegro-Franco, María; Pavon, Diego; Minda-Aluisa, Elizabeth; Calvopiña, Manuel; Pointier, Jean Pierre; Hurtrez-Boussès, Sylvie; Cevallos, William; Benítez-Ortíz, Washington; Rodríguez-Hidalgo, Richar (April 2020). "Prevalence of Fasciola hepatica infection in Galba cousini and Galba schirazensis from an Andean region of Ecuador". Veterinary Parasitology, Regional Studies and Reports. 20 100390. doi:10.1016/j.vprsr.2020.100390. PMID 32448532.
- Pilsbry, H. A. (1935). South American land and freshwater mollusks. 9. Colombian species. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 87: 83–88.
- Pointier J.P. (ed.). (2015). Freshwater molluscs of Venezuela and their medical and veterinary importance. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 228 pp
External links
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- Jousseaume, F., 1887. - Mollusques nouveaux de la république de l'Equateur. Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France 12: 165-186
- Preston, H.B. (1907). Descriptions of new species of land and freshwater shells from Central and South America. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, (7) 20 (120): 490-498. London.
- Bargues M. D., Artigas P., Khoubbane M. & Mas-Coma S. (2011). "DNA sequence characterisation and phylogeography of Lymnaea cousini and related species, vectors of fascioliasis in northern Andean countries, with description of L. meridensis n. sp. (Gastropoda: Lymnaeidae)". Parasites & Vectors 4: 132. doi:10.1186/1756-3305-4-132.
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