Organisms

Lymnaea

A genus of dextrally coiled freshwater snails that includes some species of importance as intermediate hosts of parasitic flukes.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

A genus of dextrally coiled freshwater snails that includes some species of importance as intermediate hosts of parasitic flukes.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Lymnea
  • Lymnaeas
  • Lymneas

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Aspects Covered

18 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

freshwater snail; /microbiol /parasitol /virol permitted

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History Note

72

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Previous Indexing

  • Snails (1966-1971)

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  1. B01w.050w.500w.644w.400w.750w.645w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Lymnaea. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008195. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008195
  2. Lymnaea. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lymnaea
  3. Lymnaea. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q140479