Kingdom Animalia Family Lymnaeidae Scientific name Austropeplea ollula Higher classification Austropeplea | Superfamily Lymnaeoidea Genus Austropeplea Phylum Mollusca Rank Species | |
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Similar Radix auricularia, Austropeplea, Physella acuta, Galba truncatula, Pseudosuccinea columella | ||
Austropeplea ollula is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Lymnaeidae, the pond snails.
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Distribution
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Parasites
In Korea, Austropeplea ollula serves as a first and main intermediate host for the trematode species Echinostoma cinetorchis from the family Echinostomatidae.
Austropeplea ollula also serves as first intermediate host for the fluke Neodiplostomum seoulense in Korea.
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