Lymnaea meridensis Bargues, Artigas, Khoubbane & Mas-Coma, 2011

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Parent: Lymnaea Lamarck, 1799
Specific Name: meridensis
Authorship: Bargues, Artigas, Khoubbane & Mas-Coma
Publication: Bargues, M D., Patricio Artigas, Messaoud Khoubbane & Santiago Mas-Coma. 2011 DNA sequence characterisation and phylogeography of Lymnaea cousini and related species, vectors of fascioliasis in northern Andean countries, with description of L. meridensis n. sp. (Gastropoda: Lymnaeidae). Parasites & Vectors 4(132).
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Figure(s): - Figure 10 in page 13: Shells of Lymnaea meridensis n. sp. Shells of Lymnaea meridensis n. sp. from Laguna Mucubaji, Merida State, Venezuela, in ventral (A) and dorsal (B) views. - Figure 11 in page 14: Anatomy of Lymnaea meridensis n. sp. Aspects of so
Type Specimen(s): Voucher specimens are deposited in the parasite and vector collection of the Department of Parasitology, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain, including a haplotype (Figure 10; 8.5 mm long by 5.4 mm wide; DPUV No. 00.03.20.1.MV) and four paratypes (DPUV No. 00.03.20.2 - 5.MV).
Type Locality: A permanent pond in Mucubaji (Laguna Mucubaji), Merida State, Venezuela, located at an altitude of 3,550 m (8°47’51.8’’ N,70°49’32.4’’ W). Other locality: A small ditch in the Paso del Condor area, Merida State, Venezuela, at an altitude of 4,040 m (8°50’38.2.’’ N, 70°49’33.9’’ W).
Fossil: No