oncomelania

oncomelania
\\|äŋkō+\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, perhaps from onco- (I) + Melania
: a genus of amphibious operculate snails (family Bulimidae) of Asiatic and Pacific island freshwaters that is sometimes extended to include Katayama, Schistosomophora, and possibly other genera and that comprises forms which are intermediate hosts of the blood fluke (Schistosoma japonicum)

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  • Oncomelania — hupensis Scientific classification Kingdom: Animal …   Wikipedia

  • Oncomelania —   Oncomelania Clasificación científica Reino …   Wikipedia Español

  • Oncomelania hupensis — Conservation status NE …   Wikipedia

  • Oncomelania minima — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia …   Wikipedia

  • Oncomelania hupensis —   Oncomelania hupensis …   Wikipedia Español

  • Oncomelania hupensis hupensis — Taxobox name = Oncomelania hupensis hupensis regnum = Animalia phylum = Mollusca classis = Gastropoda ordo = Sorbeoconcha subordo = Hypsogastropoda infraordo = Littorinimorpha superfamilia = Rissooidea familia = Pomatiopsidae genus = Oncomelania… …   Wikipedia

  • Oncomelania nosophora — Taxobox name = Oncomelania nosophora status = NE regnum = Animalia phylum = Mollusca classis = Gastropoda ordo = Sorbeoconcha familia = Pomatiopsidae genus = Oncomelania species = O. nosophora binomial = Oncomelania nosophora binomial authority …   Wikipedia

  • Oncomelania nosophora —   Oncomelania nosophora Estado de conservación No evaluado …   Wikipedia Español

  • Oncomelania — A medically important genus of amphibious freshwater operculate snails of the family Hydrobiidae (subfamily Hydrobiinae; subclass Prosobranchiata). In Asia, several subspecies of O. hupensis serve as intermediate hosts of the oriental blood fluke …   Medical dictionary

  • oncomelania — on·co·melania …   English syllables

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