Partula snails  (Partula spp)

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Glossary

  • Alga: a collection of taxonomically unrelated groups that share some common features but are grouped together for historical reasons and for convenience. They are of simple construction, and are mainly photoautotrophic, obtaining all their energy from light and carbon dioxide, and possess the photosynthetic pigment, chlorophyll A. They range in complexity from microscopic single cells to very complex plant-like forms, such as kelps. Algal groups include blue-green algae (cyanobacteria), red algae (rhodophyta), green algae (chlorophyta), brown algae and diatoms (chromista) as well as euglenophyta.
  • Hermaphrodite: possessing both male and female sex organs.
  • Spermatophore: gelatinous jelly cone with a sperm cap deposited by a male during courtship and picked up by the cloacal lips of the female.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (June, 2005)
    http://www.redlist.org
  2. The Wild Ones (June, 2005)
    http://www.thewildones.org/Animals/partula.html
  3. Nutrition Advisory Group to the American Zoo and Aquarium Association (June, 2005)
    http://nagonline.net/Fact%20Sheet%20pdf/AZA%20-%20Partula%20Snail%20Species%20Survival%20Plan.pdf
  4. Dr Joris Koene’s website (June, 2005)
    http://www.jkoene.dds.nl/chapter1.html
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