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THE OCCURRENCE OF LYMNAEA (PSEUDOSUCCINEA) COLUMELLA , AN INTERMEDIATE HOST OF FASCIOLA HEPATICA , IN AUSTRALIA
Author(s) -
Ponder W. F.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
australian veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.382
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1751-0813
pISSN - 0005-0423
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-0813.1975.tb02390.x
Subject(s) - fasciola hepatica , liver fluke , columella , intermediate host , snail , lymnaea , biology , host (biology) , hepatica , population , fasciola , gall , trematoda , zoology , ecology , helminths , anatomy , medicine , environmental health , nose
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.