This drawing of the apertural view of a shell of Radix natalensis shows one of the extreme shell forms of this species.[1]
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[2]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
Subclass:
Heterobranchia
Superorder:
Hygrophila
Family:
Lymnaeidae
Genus:
Radix
Species:
R. natalensis
Binomial name
Radix natalensis
(Krauss, 1848)[3]
Synonyms
See list
Radix natalensis is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Lymnaeidae.
This species occurs widely in Africa. It is a major intermediate host for Fasciola gigantica in Africa.[4][5] Placement of this species in the genus Radix was confirmed by Correa et al. (2010).[6]
^Oberholzer G. & Van Eeden J. A. (1967). "The freshwater molluscs of the Kruger National Park". Koedoe. 10 (1): 1–42. doi:10.4102/koedoe.v10i1.762.
^Albrecht, C.; Clewing, C.; Lange, C. (2018). "Radix natalensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T165761A120112796. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T165761A120112796.en. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
^(in German and Latin) Krauss F. (1848). Die Sudafrikanischen Mollusken. Ebnert & Seubert, Stuttgart, 140 pp, 6 plates. page 85, plate 5, figure 15.
^Cite error: The named reference Soliman 2008 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Dar, Y.; Vignoles, P.; Rondelaud, D.; Dreyfuss, G. (2014). "Radix natalensis: the effect of Fasciola hepatica infection on the reproductive activity of the snail". Parasite. 21: 24. doi:10.1051/parasite/2014026. PMC 4036296. PMID 24871866.
^Correa, A. C.; Escobar, J. S.; Durand, P.; Renaud, F. O.; David, P.; Jarne, P.; Pointier, J. P.; Hurtrez-Boussès, S. (2010). "Bridging gaps in the molecular phylogeny of the Lymnaeidae (Gastropoda: Pulmonata), vectors of Fascioliasis". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 10: 381. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-10-381. PMC 3013105. PMID 21143890.
Radixnatalensis is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Lymnaeidae. This species occurs widely in Africa. It is a...
reflect phylogenetic relationships, to the notable exception of Radix (including Radixnatalensis). The type species of Lymnaea is Lymnaea stagnalis Linnaeus...
Retrieved 13 November 2021. Albrecht, C.; Clewing, C.; Lange, C. (2018). "Radixnatalensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T165761A120112796. doi:10...
rufescens and Lymnaea acuminata in the Indian subcontinent; Radix rubiginosa and Radixnatalensis in Malaysia and Africa, respectively; and the synonymous...
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