Neotricula Explained

Neotricula is a genus freshwater snails which have a gill and an operculum, gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Pomatiopsidae.

Distribution

The distribution of Neotricula includes Hunan (at least 5 species),^[1] China, Laos (one species),^[1] Thailand and Cambodia.^[2]

Species

Species within the genus Neotricula include:

• Neotricula aperta (Temcharoen, 1971)
• Neotricula burchi (Davis, 1968)

External links

• Attwood S. W., Upatham E. S., Zhang Y.-P., Yang Z.-Q. & Southgate V. R. (2004). "A DNA-sequence based phylogeny for triculine snails (Gastropoda: Pomatiopsidae: Triculinae), intermediate hosts for Schistosoma (Trematoda: Digenea): phylogeography and the origin of Neotricula". Journal of Zoology 262(1): 47-56. .

Notes and References

1. Attwood S. W., Fatih F. A. & Upatham E. S. (2008). "DNA-Sequence Variation Among Schistosoma mekongi Populations and Related Taxa; Phylogeography and the Current Distribution of Asian Schistosomiasis". PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2(3): e200. .
2. Attwood S. W., Ambu S., Meng X. H., Upatham E. S., Xu F.-S. et al. (2003). "The phylogenetics of triculine snails (Rissooidea: Pomatiopsidae) from south-east Asia and southern China: historical biogeography and the transmission of human schistosomiasis. Journal of Molluscan Studies 69(3): 263-271. .