Austropeplea viridis

Austropeplea viridis
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Superorder:	Hygrophila
Family:	Lymnaeidae
Genus:	Austropeplea
Species:	A. viridis
Binomial name
Austropeplea viridis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
Synonyms
Lymnaea viridis Quoy & Gaimard, 1832 Radix viridis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)

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[1]
• Japan[1]
• South Korea[1]
• China and Hong Kong[1]
• Nepal[1]
• Myanmar[1]
• Thailand[1]
• Vietnam – it widely distributed in northern, central, and southern Vietnam.[2]
• Indonesia (Papua)[1]
• Papua New Guinea[1]
• Philippines[1]
• Guam[1]

The nonidigenous distribution of this species includes:

• Australia[1]

Description

The shell has 4.5–5 whorls.[2]

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.[2]

The width of the shell is 4–6 mm. The height of the shell is 10–13 mm.[2]

Habitat

Autropeplea viridis was found in rice fields, ditches, small canals, and submerged vegetable fields.[2]

Parasites

Parasites of Austropeplea viridis include:

• Orientocreadium batrachoides
• Fasciola hepatica
• In Vietnam, Austropeplea viridis serves as an intermediate host for the trematode Fasciola gigantica.[2]

References

1. Köhler, F.; Rintelen, T. (2011). "Radix viridis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T189499A8739688. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T189499A8739688.en. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
2. 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. doi:10.3347/kjp.2013.51.6.657.