Austropeplea viridis explained

Austropeplea viridis is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Lymnaeidae, the pond snails.

Distribution

This species occurs in:

• Russian Federation: Kuril Islands
• Japan
• South Korea
• China and Hong Kong
• Nepal
• Myanmar
• Thailand
• Vietnam – it widely distributed in northern, central, and southern Vietnam.^[1]
• Indonesia (Papua)
• Papua New Guinea
• Philippines
• Guam

The nonidigenous distribution of this species includes:

• Australia

Description

The shell has 4.5–5 whorls.^[1]

The shape of the aperture is regularly oval. The width of the aperture is 3–4 mm. The height of the aperture is 5–6 mm.^[1]

The width of the shell is 4–6 mm. The height of the shell is 10–13 mm.^[1]

Habitat

Autropeplea viridis was found in rice fields, ditches, small canals, and submerged vegetable fields.^[1]

Parasites

Parasites of Austropeplea viridis include:

• Orientocreadium batrachoides
• Fasciola hepatica
• In Vietnam, Austropeplea viridis serves as an intermediate host for the trematode Fasciola gigantica.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Dung B. T., Doanh P. N., The D. T., Loan H. T., Losson B. & Caron Y. (2013). "Morphological and Molecular Characterization of Lymnaeid Snails and Their Potential Role in Transmission of Fasciola spp. in Vietnam". Korean Journal of Parasitology 51(6): 657–662. .