Acusta despecta
Acusta despecta is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Camaenidae.
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| A live individual of Acusta despecta sieboldiana | |
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| A live individual of Acusta despecta | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Camaenidae |
| Genus: | Acusta |
| Species: | A. despecta |
| Binomial name | |
| Acusta despecta (Sowerby, 1839) | |
This species is sometimes a pest on citrus trees.[1]
A resting Acusta despecta sieboldiana is attached to a wall, having formed an epiphragm
Subspecies
- Acusta despecta chinensis
- Acusta despecta ikiensis (Pilsbry & Hirase, 1904)
- Acusta despecta kikaiensis (Pilsbry, 1902)
- Acusta despecta praetenuis (Pilsbry & Hirase, 1904)
- Acusta despecta sieboldtiana (Pfeiffer, 1850) - in Japanese: ウスカワマイマイ
References
- Yuki E., Nobuya T. & Yoichi I. (2002). "Food intake suppression effect of inorganic copper agent against Acusta despecta that harms citrus". Kyushu Okinawa Nogyo Kenkyu Seika Joho (17): 457-458. abstract Archived March 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
External links
Media related to Acusta despecta at Wikimedia Commons
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