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Gastropod-borne parasitic diseases have a significant impact on human, livestock and companion animal health. Over 140 gastropod species from 20 families are known intermediate hosts for nematode and trematode species that affect hundreds of millions of people in around 90 countries. [ 1 ]
Gastropods are found in a wide range of aquatic and terrestrial habitats, from deep ocean trenches to deserts. Some of the more familiar and better-known gastropods are terrestrial gastropods (the land snails and slugs). Some live in fresh water, but most named species of gastropods live in a marine environment.
Haeckel (left), 1866 Sea snail shells, Kunstformen der Natur, 1904. Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel (February 16, 1834 – August 9, 1919), also written von Haeckel, was an eminent German biologist, naturalist, philosopher, physician, professor and artist who discovered, described and named thousands of new species, mapped a genealogical tree relating all life forms, and coined many ...
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Pages in category "Gastropods of Asia" The following 74 pages are in this category, out of 74 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Aegista awajiensis;
Gastropods and humans (2 C, 15 P) L. Gastropods by location (4 C, 1 P) M. ... Pages in category "Gastropods" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
Since being found in London as early as 1859, Potamopyrgus antipodarum has now spread to nearly the whole of Europe. It is considered as about the 42nd worst alien species in Europe and the second worst alien gastropod in Europe. [12] It does not occur in Iceland, Albania or the former Yugoslavia. [13] Countries where it is found include:
Main article: Human parasite Endoparasites Protozoan organisms Common name of organism or disease Latin name (sorted) Body parts affected Diagnostic specimen Prevalence Source/Transmission (Reservoir/Vector) Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis and Acanthamoeba keratitis (eye infection) Acanthamoeba spp. eye, brain, skin culture worldwide contact lenses cleaned with contaminated tap water ...