Lymnaea tomentosa

Lymnaea tomentosa is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Lymnaeidae.

Lymnaea tomentosa
Lymnaea tomentosa shells
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Superorder:	Hygrophila
Family:	Lymnaeidae
Genus:	Lymnaea
Species:	L. tomentosa
Binomial name
Lymnaea tomentosa (L. Pfeiffer, 1855)
Synonyms
Saccinea tomentosa Pfeiffer, 1855 Limnaea arguta Hutton, 1885 Limnaea ampulla Hutton, 1885 Limnaea tomentosa Hutton, 1885 Amphipeplea ampulla globosa Suter, 1891 Myxas ampulla waikariensis umber, 1941 Limnaea tomentosa Climo and Pul lan, 1972 Austropeplea (Lymnaea) tomentosa

This species lives in New Zealand.^[1] These snails are found in both the North and South Islands and on aquatic plants in swamps, ponds, and quiet waters.^[1] In Australia (in particular South-East New South Wales), this species was reported to serve as one of the most important intermediate hosts for liver fluke (Fasciola hepatica).^[2]

Subspecies

• Lymnaea tomentosa hamiltoni (Dell, 1956)
• Lymnaea tomentosa tomentosa (L. Pfeiffer, 1855)

Parasites

Lymnaea tomentosa is an intermediate host of Fasciola hepatica.^[3] Lymnaea tomentosa was also shown to be receptive to miracidia of Fasciola gigantica from East Africa, Malaysia and Indonesia under laboratory conditions.^[3]