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Krzysztof Kolenda | Zendy; Anjbar | Zendy; Natalia Kuśmierek | Zendy; Tomasz K. Maltz | Zendy

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A possible phoretic relationship between snails and amphibians

Author(s) -

Krzysztof Kolenda,

Anjbar,

Natalia Kuśmierek,

Tomasz K. Maltz

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

folia malacologica

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2300-7125

pISSN - 1506-7629

DOI - 10.12657/folmal.025.019

Subject(s) - mesostigmata , acari , biology , ecology , zoology , snail

We describe five observations of possible phoretic relationship between snails and amphibians in south-western Poland: two individuals of European tree frog Hyla arborea (Linnaeus, 1758) with juvenile snails attached to various parts of their bodies, common toad Bufo bufo (Linnaeus, 1758) with copse snail Arianta arbustorum (Linnaeus, 1758), pair of common toads in amplexus with two individuals of Balea sp. or Laciniaria plicata (Draparnaud, 1801), and common toad with succineid species eggs and developing snail embryos attached to them. These are the first such observations ever.

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