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''Neotricula aperta'' is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Pomatiopsidae. This species serves as a sole intermediate host for the fluke ''Schistosoma mekongi'', that causes Mekong schistosomiasis.〔Attwood S. W., Fatih F. A. & Upatham E. S. (2008). "DNA-Sequence Variation Among ''Schistosoma mekongi'' Populations and Related Taxa; Phylogeography and the Current Distribution of Asian Schistosomiasis". ''PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases'' 2(3): e200. .〕〔 ==Distribution== Currently, ''Neotricula aperta'' is known from 31 localities in Cambodia, Laos and Thailand, involving nine river systems.〔 The known range of ''Neotricula aperta'' is from just south of Kratié in the Mekong river of Cambodia to Kong Lor in Savannakhet of central Laos.〔 This species occurs: *Along the Mekong River〔http://www.stanford.edu/group/parasites/ParaSites2009/RebeccaHebner_SchistoMekongi/RebeccaHebner_SchistoMekongi.htm accessed 10 July 2009〕 in Cambodia and in the upper Xe Kong river valley in northeastern Cambodia〔 *Laos〔 * In Northeast Thailand〔 The type locality is Ban Na on Khong Island, Laos.〔 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「Neotricula aperta」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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