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Functional analysis of the respiratory organs of an obligate air-breathing, aquatic snail (Pomacea canaliculata, Ampullariidae) Project ID: 00000C688 Public
2 Media · 2 Specimens · Managed by: Cristian Rodriguez

Ampullariids are freshwater gastropods bearing a gill and a lung, thus showing different degrees of amphibiousness. In particular, Pomacea canaliculata (Caenogastropoda, Ampullariidae) is an obligate air-breather that relies mainly or solely on the lung for dwelling in poorly oxygenated waters, for avoiding predators, while burying in the mud during aestivation, and for oviposition above water level. In this project, we studied the morphological features of the respiratory organs, namely the gill and the lung, and those organs that aid in the different breathing behaviors of this species. This research was published with the following citation: Rodriguez C, Prieto GI, Vega IA, Castro-Vazquez A. 2021. Morphological grounds for the obligate aerial respiration of an aquatic snail: functional and evolutionary perspectives. PeerJ 9:e10763 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10763

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  ID Part Object Taxonomy Type Date Added Publication Status  
000122573 l-acv:CRZ2020FIG02 Pomacea canaliculata Sequential Section Image Series 2020-06-24 Open Download  
000077589 l-acv:CRZ2019FIG02 Pomacea canaliculata Photogrammetry Image Series 2019-05-17 Open Download  
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