Radix luteola is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Lymnaeidae.
Placement of this species within the genus Radix was confirmed by Correa et al. (2010).
There exist two forms of this species: Radix luteola f. australis Radix luteola f. ovalis
Distribution
Radix luteola is a widespread species in south Asia and southeast Asia.
Parasites
Radix luteola is the first intermediate host for the trematodes: Schistosoma nasale Schistosoma indicum Schistosoma spindale Schistosoma suis Schistosoma incognitum Fasciola gigantica Fasciola hepatica Clinostomum giganticum Echinostoma revolutum Orientobilharzia dattae Echinoparyphium bugulai
References
External links
Devkota, R.; Brant, S. V.; Loker, E. S. (2016). "A genetically distinct Schistosoma from Radix luteola from Nepal related to Schistosoma turkestanicum: a phylogenetic study of schistosome and snail host". Acta Tropica. 164: 45–53. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2016.08.015