Polypylis hemisphaerula
| Polypylis hemisphaerula | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Superorder: | Hygrophila |
| Family: | Planorbidae |
| Genus: | Polypylis |
| Species: | P. hemisphaerula |
| Binomial name | |
| Polypylis hemisphaerula (Benson, 1842) | |
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Polypylis hemisphaerula is a species of gastropods belonging to the family Planorbidae.
The species is found in Japan and Southeastern Asia. It is reported to act as an intermediate host of medically important trematodes Fasciolopsis buski and Neodiplostomum seoulensis.
References
- ↑ Madhyastha, A. (2012). "Polypylis hemisphaerula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012 e.T166307A1129608. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T166307A1129608.en. Retrieved 31 October 2026.
- ↑ Polypylis hemisphaerula (W. H. Benson, 1842) in Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Pape, T., Hobern, D., Garnett, S., Little, H., DeWalt, R. E., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Abreu, C., Acero P, A., et al. (2026). Catalogue of Life (2026-08-26 XR). Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. doi:10.48580/dgyy9
- 1 2 "Polypylis hemisphaerula (Benson, 1842)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- ↑ Manning, George S.; Ratanarat, Chariya (1970). "Fasciolopsis buski (Lankester, 1857) in Thailand". The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 19 (4): 613–619. doi:10.4269/ajtmh.1970.19.613. PMID 5425498.
- ↑ Chung, P.R.; Jung, Y.; Kim, D.S. (1996). "Segmentina (Polypylis) hemisphaerula (Gastropoda: Planorbidae): a new molluscan intermediate host of a human intestinal fluke Neodiplostomum seoulensis (Trematoda: Diplostomatidae) in Korea". The Journal of Parasitology. 82 (2): 336–338. doi:10.2307/3284174. PMID 8604110.