Biology:Juga silicula
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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Species: | J. silicula
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Juga silicula (Gould, 1847)
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Melania silicula (Gould) |
Juga silicula, common name glassy juga,[2] is a small, freshwater snail found lotic water in Washington, Oregon, and northern California. It is dark reddish-brown in color with an ovate operculum and about 3.5 whorls.[3]
Historically, J. silicula was abundant in its range.[4] It is currently considered a species of concern in Washington due to limited range, habitat degradation and anthropogenic factors.[5]
J. silicula acts as a first intermediate host for the trematode parasite Cephalouterina dicamptodoni.[4]
References
- ↑ Ching, H. L. (1957). The morphology of Oxytrema silicula.
- ↑ "Juga silicula, Glassy juga (Gould, 1847)". https://www.sealifebase.se/summary/Juga-silicula.html.
- ↑ Strong, E. E. (2005). A morphological reanalysis of Pleurocera acuta Rafinesque, 1831 and Elimia livescens (Menke, 1830)(Gastropoda: Cerithioidea: Pleuroceridae). Nautilus.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Poteet, M. F. (2006). Shifting roles of abiotic and biotic regulation of a multi-host parasite following disturbance. Disease Ecology. Oxford University Press, New York, 135-153.
- ↑ Johannes, E. J. (2010). Freshwater mollusks found during a survey for Potamopyrgus antipodarum (New Zealand mudsnail) within a five-mile radius of Capitol Lake, Thurston County, Washington. The Dredgings, 50, 3-5.
Wikidata ☰ Q10541084 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juga silicula.
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