Biology:Sepedomerus macropus
From HandWiki
Short description: Species of fly
| Sepedomerus macropus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Sciomyzidae |
| Genus: | Sepedomerus |
| Species: | S. macropus
|
| Binomial name | |
| Sepedomerus macropus (Walker, 1849)
| |
| Synonyms[1] | |
| |
Sepedomerus macropus, the liverfluke snail predator fly, is a species of marsh fly[1][2][3][4] native to the American tropics and subtropics. Larvae of this species are predators of lymnaeid pond snails, which are vectors of the liver fluke Fasciola gigantica. S. macropus has been introduced to tropical regions outside the Americas (Hawaii, Guam, Thailand) for the purpose of reducing numbers of lymnaeid snails as a public health measure. In Hawaii, introduced S. macropus have become a threat to the survival of native lymnaeid snail species, including the endangered Newcomb's snail.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Sepedomerus macropus Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=144895. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
- ↑ "Sepedomerus macropus species details". http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/5de645eeceb6dcb29be09d4166073523. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
- ↑ "Sepedomerus macropus". https://www.gbif.org/species/1443782. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
- ↑ "Sepedomerus macropus Species Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/273559. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
- ↑ "Sepedomerus macropus (liverfluke snail predator fly)". Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International. https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/121695#tosummaryOfInvasiveness. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
Wikidata ☰ Q14252838 entry
 |  |
