not be a problem as these differences are relatively small. movies (mpeg ): - travel through snail slices (pomacea canaliculata ) ( kb) note that the anatomy of apple snails can not be applied on all other snail families. close relatives as the viviparidae snails do have a somewhat similar anatomy,...
(picture not licenced under creative commons). apple snails are well edible and are often considered a protein rich delicacy. consuming these snails is therefore an interesting option in those area's where they have become a pest and treat for the rice and taro production. in such cases, eating these...
older literature), superfamily ampullarioidae, family ampullariidae (apple snails). the whole apple snail family (ampullariidae) is divided in (or , depending of the authority followed) genera [ click here to see their characteristics ] and contains about different species*. however, much work has to...
a basic guide to other common freshwater snails . bio-agent apple snails as a biological agent to control the population of disease transmitting snails?...
(flat shell). apple snails have a dextral shell (shell opening at the right like in the picture above) except the apple snails from the genus lanistes who have a sinistral shell (shell opening at the left), although there are reports of sinistral animals in the other genera (see the literature : cazzaniga...
the lake. also, lanistes solidus is endemic to lake malawi, while lanistes ellipticus can be found at many places in central and southern africa. nevertheless, lanistes solidus could be considered a heavier, lacustrine (lake specific) form of lanistes ellipticus. shell : lanistes solidus is a rather...
shell big enough that the soft parts can withdraw completely into it. those gastropods without a shell, and those with only a very reduced or internal shell, are usually known as slugs; those with a shell into which they can partly but not completely withdraw are termed semi-slugs. the marine shelled...
the adriatic sea. scientific description: pecten jacobaeus its natural habitat is made up of sandy bottoms or ... continua grooved carpet shells grooved carpet shell or tapes semidecussatus is one of the most used shellfish to cook traditional italian dishes this bivalve lives in colonies, usually in...
(picture not licenced under creative commons) one of the larger species: pomacea haustrum . yellow-black apple snail (pomacea diffusa ). this colour variant lacks the dark brown colour of the shell , so the yellow base colour shines through. white, or albino variant of an apple snail (pomacea diffusa...
. only when both genes are switched off, the colour is absent in the snail (single-gene recessive). keep in mind that this is an example of how the inherit colour variations in these snails may work. select which genes should be active: resulting snail type gene for dark shell pigment on chromosome copy...