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Physella acuta is a relatively common freshwater aquarium pest. It usually spreads by laying its eggs on plants which are then bought and taken home. Physella acuta can be annoying and reproduce quickly compared to other snails. It is generally non-harmful to the aquarium, but often found to be unsightly as well as adding to the aquarium's ...
According to ITIS and WoRMS, this family is classified into 4 genera, although the 4 genera from each database has a little bit difference.The classification from the taxonomy by Bouchet & Rocroi (2005), [3] which is based on classification by Taylor (2003): [7] Taylor classifies Physidae according to the anatomical differences of their penis, the differences among the penial complex, penial ...
Physella is a genus of small, left-handed or sinistral, air-breathing freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Physidae. These snails eat algae , diatoms and other detritus .
Species available vary in different parts of the world. In the United States, commonly available species include ramshorn snails such as Planorbella duryi, bladder snails such as Physella acuta, apple snails such as Pomacea bridgesii, the high-spired thiarid Malaysian trumpet snail, Melanoides tuberculata, and several Neritina species.
Hygrophila is a taxonomic superorder of air-breathing freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks within the clade Panpulmonata. [2] [1]The families in this clade are basically air-breathing freshwater snails including freshwater limpets.
Rivicola Fitzinger, 1833 (Invalid: junior objective synonym of Physa, with the same type species) Physa is a genus of small, left-handed or sinistral, air-breathing freshwater snails , aquatic pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Physinae of the family Physidae .
The Snake River physa snail, scientific name Physella natricina, is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Physidae. This species is endemic to Idaho in the United States. The Snake River physa snail Haitia natricina Taylor, 1988 is found in the middle Snake River of southern Idaho.
The Utah physa, scientific name Physella utahensis, is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Physidae. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The common name refers to the state of Utah . This species is endemic to the United States and is known from Utah, Colorado , and Wyoming .