THE OCCURRENCE OF LYMNAEA (PSEUDOSUCCINEA) COLUMELLA, AN INTERMEDIATE HOST OF FASCIOLA HEPATICA, IN AUSTRALIA
- 1 October 1975
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Australian Veterinary Journal
- Vol. 51 (10), 494-495
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-0813.1975.tb02390.x
Abstract
An established population of the eastern North American freshwater snail Lymnaea (Pseudosuccinea) columella Say is reported from Middle Creek and Centennial Park, Sydney. This species is an important intermediate host of the liver fluke (Fasciola hepatica Linné) and its introduction and spread in New Zealand has resulted in an increase in the liver fluke problem in New Zealand.Keywords
This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
- Studies on the distribution and ecology of the family lymnaeidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in New ZealandJournal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 1972
- A taxonomic review of the family Lymnaeidae (Mollusca : Gastropoda) in New ZealandJournal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 1972
- The first report in new zealand ofLymnaea columellasay (Mollusca: gastropoda) an intermediate host of the liver flukeFasciola hepaticaLNew Zealand Veterinary Journal, 1969
- The Identity of the Australian Lymnaeid Snail Host of Fasciola hepatica L. and its Response to EnvironmentMarine and Freshwater Research, 1961