Neotricula aperta
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Neotricula aperta is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pomatiopsidae.
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apertural view of a shell of Neotricula aperta | |
Neotricula aperta on a stone | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Pomatiopsidae |
Genus: | Neotricula |
Species: | N. aperta |
Binomial name | |
Neotricula aperta (Temcharoen, 1971)[1] | |
Synonyms | |
Lithoglyphopsis aperta |
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The first record of the transmission of S. mekongi by Neotricula aperta (Tricula aperta) was reported in 1973 using sentinel mice on Khong Island, Laos.[2]
This species serves as a sole intermediate host for the fluke Schistosoma mekongi, that causes Mekong schistosomiasis.[3][4]