Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Lymnaeidae Scientific name Radix luteola | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Lymnaeoidea Subfamily Lymnaeinae Rank Species | |
Similar Indoplanorbis, Schistosoma nasale, Radix rubiginosa, Lymnaea acuminata, Radix natalensis | ||
Radix luteola is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Lymnaeidae.
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Placement of this species within the genus Radix was confirmed by Correa et al. (2010).
There exist two forms of this species:
Distribution
Radix luteola is a widespread species in south Asia and southeast Asia.
Parasites
Radix luteola is the first intermediate host for the trematodes:
References
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