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''Galba (Galba) truncatula'' is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Lymnaeidae, the pond snails. 〔 Neubauer, Thomas A. (2014). Galba (Galba) truncatula (Müller, 1774). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=822446 on 2014-11-17 〕 Until recently, this species was known as ''Lymnaea truncatula''. ''Galba truncatula'' is the vector mainly involved in fascioliasis transmission to humans.〔 == Distribution == ''Galba truncatula'' is believed to be native in Europe but it has been introduced in other parts of world. Currently, ''Galba truncatula'' is commonly distributed in all European countries, including most of islands such as Corsica, Malta, Azores, Madeira, Faroe Islands, Balearic Islands, Canary Islands.〔 Despite the fact that ''Galba truncatula'' was spread worldwide exact distribution maps of the species are not available. In addition, most reports are based on morphological determination of the snail. Molecular evidences on the presence of ''Galba truncatula'' from non-European areas are limited. ''Galba truncatula'' was found in North and South America, several parts of Africa and Asia.〔 In South America, the presence of ''Galba truncatula'' has already been molecularly verified in Bolivia, Peru, Argentina, Chile and Venezuela.〔 In Africa, ''Galba truncatula'' is present mainly in Northern parts (i.e. Morocco, Algeria, Tunis, Egypt) but also in South Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania. In Asia, the snail occurs in Russia〔 but other Asian countries were reported very rarely. ''Galba truncatula'' was found in Iran,〔Glöer P. & Pešić V. (2012). "The freshwater snails (Gastropoda) of Iran, with descriptions of two new genera and eight new species". ''ZooKeys'' 219: 11-61, .〕 Pakistan and India.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Galba truncatula」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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