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''Radix natalensis'' is a species of freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Lymnaeidae. This species occurs widely in Africa. It is a major intermediate host for ''Fasciola gigantica'' in Africa.〔〔Dar, Y., Vignoles, P., Rondelaud, D. & Dreyfuss, G. 2014: ''Radix natalensis'': the effect of ''Fasciola hepatica'' infection on the reproductive activity of the snail. Parasite, 21, 24. 〕 Placement of this species in the genus ''Radix'' was confirmed by Correa et al. (2010). == Distribution == ''Radix natalensis'' is a widespread species in Africa, occurring from northern Africa to southern Africa:〔 * Northern Africa: Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Sudan.〔 There are also findings of distribution of ''Radix natalensis'' in Algeria 8-10,000 years ago.〔 * Western Africa: Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria〔 and Senegal,〔 Sarr A., Kinzelbach R. & Diouf M. (2011, in press). "Diversité spécifique et écologie des mollusques continenatux de la basse vallée du Ferlo (Sénégal). (diversity and ecology of continental molluscs from the Lower Ferlo Valley (Senegal) )". ''MalaCo'' 7: 8 pp. (PDF ).〕 * Eastern Africa: Burundi, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.〔 * Central Africa: Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.〔 * Southern Africa: Botswana, Namibia, South Africa〔 and Rhodesia. * Madagascar The type locality is in "pools in Port Natal", which today is Durban, South Africa.〔 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「Radix natalensis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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