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...
Retrieved 13 November 2021. Albrecht, C.; Clewing, C.; Lange, C. (2018). "Radixnatalensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T165761A120112796. doi:10...
reflect phylogenetic relationships, to the notable exception of Radix (including Radixnatalensis). The type species of Lymnaea is Lymnaea stagnalis Linnaeus...
rufescens and Lymnaea acuminata in the Indian subcontinent; Radix rubiginosa and Radixnatalensis in Malaysia and Africa, respectively; and the synonymous...
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