The Ability of Some Snails (B. alexandrina, M. tuberculate, and  P. acuta) for Growth and Reproduction in Artificial Environment

Farag S.  Elsreite

doi:10.59743/jmset.v2i1.116

Authors

Farag S. Elsreite College of Medical Technology, Misurata, Libya

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59743/jmset.v2i1.116

Keywords:

Snails, B. alexandrina, M. tuberculate, P. acuta, Electrical tool

Abstract

Three different species of Snails, B. Alexandria, M. tuberculata and P. acuta are selected from Lake Tauorgha. Libya. The results show that physa acute is more adaptive for life in captivity when Kept in aquaria for a period of time from three months to one year. M. tuberculata snails are able to reproduce but with a loss degree than P. acuta, when water from Lake Tauorgha. Also, tap water is added to the aquaria, P. acute continued to live in the artificial environment for less than three months. P. acute snails are the most resistant to the artificial conditions with more observable reproductive ability while M. tuberculata has less ability than P. acute but B. alexandrina survived those artificial environment conditions for a few days. The present study revealed that of (720) B. alexandria snails (720) with different shell sizes (15.13%) were found naturally infected with Fasciola (cercaria) and S. mansoni (cercaria) (p< 0.01).

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