Helisoma Explained
Helisoma is a genus of freshwater air-breathing snails, pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Planorbidae, the ram's horn snails.
Helisoma snails are an intermediate host of Megalodiscus temperatus.[1]
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Helisoma:
- Helisoma anceps
- †Helisoma brevispira
- †Helisoma dongdawusuensis
- Helisoma eucosmium
- Helisoma eyerdami
- †Helisoma kettlemanensis
- †Helisoma lincki
- †Helisoma llanerensis
- †Helisoma malheurense
- †Helisoma marshalli
- Helisoma minus
- Helisoma newberryi
- †Helisoma parallelum
- †Helisoma paritis
- Helisoma peruvianum
- †Helisoma ringentis
- †Helisoma sanctaeclarae
- †Helisoma sheyangensis
- †Helisoma shotwelli
- †Helisoma triangulatum
Notes and References
- Bolek. M.G.. Janovy. J.. 2008. Alternative life cycle strategies of Megalodiscus temperatus in tadpoles and metamorphosed anurans. Parasite. 15. 3. 396–401. 10.1.1.621.1582. 10.1051/parasite/2008153396. 1252-607X. 18814713.
