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Ganula
Genus of gastropods From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ganula is a genus of gastropods belonging to the family Hygromiidae.[2]
The species of this genus are found in Mediterranean.[2] The shells are usually small, yellowish, and opaque, with five or five-and-a-half whorls.[1] Specifically, the genus is defined by a genital duct with a very short proximal vagina, and certain other features, such as microstructures on the shell.[1]
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Species
Ganula gadirana Muñoz, Almodóvar & Arrébola, 1999
G. gadirana was described from far southern Spain. Some specimens were recorded "intensively parasitized by small nematodes".[3]
Ganula lanuginosa (Boissy, 1835)
The species has been recorded as a host of Angiostrongylus cantonensis, a parasitic nematode.[4]
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