Monacha obstructa
| Monacha obstructa | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Helicoidea |
| Family: | Hygromiidae |
| Genus: | Monacha |
| Species: | M. obstructa |
| Binomial name | |
| Monacha obstructa (Pfeiffer, 1842)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Helix obstructa Pfeiffer, 1842 | |
Monacha obstructa is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies.
Distribution
This species occurs in Egypt.
Parasites
Parasites of Monacha obstructa include:
- Brachylaima sp. in the kidney of infected snails[2][3][4]
References
- ↑ Pfeiffer L. 1842. Symbolae ad historiam heliceorum. Sectio altera. pp. 1–147. Cassellis. (Th. Fischer). page 35.
- ↑ Rashed AA (August 2008). "A new parasitic metacercaria from the land snail Monacha obstructa pfeiffer1842 with critical review on relevant metacercariae belonging to the genus Brachylaima Dujardin 1843". Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology. 38 (2): 483–500. PMID 18853622.
- ↑ Rashed AA, Wanas MQ, al Shareef AM, al Attar NM, Sabry AA, Morsy TA (August 1995). "The histopathological effect of metacercariae of the genus Brachylaima on the land snail, Monacha obstructa". Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology. 25 (2): 535–42. PMID 7665950.
- ↑ Wanas MQ, Rashed AA, al Shareef AM, al Attar MN, Abdalla HM (August 1995). "Morphological and anatomical studies on larval trematode of genus Brachylaima (Brachylaimidae) from the land snail, Monacha obstructa". Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology. 25 (2): 407–15. PMID 7665936.
External links
- http://www.animalbase.uni-goettingen.de/zooweb/servlet/AnimalBase/home/species?id=2397
- Férussac A. E. J. P. J. F. d'Audebard de 1821-1822. Tableaux systématiques des animaux mollusques classés en familles naturelles, dans lesquels on a établi la concordance de tous les systèmes; suivis d'un prodrome général pour tous les mollusques terrestres ou fluviatiles, vivants ou fossiles. pp. j-xlvij [= 1-47], [1], 1-110, [1]. Paris, Londres. (Bertrand, Sowerby). page 69
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