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Acta Scientific Veterinary Sciences (ISSN: 2582-3183)
Volume 4 Issue 5 May 2022
First Record of Planorbella Duryi (Wether by, 1879) (Gastropoda: Planorbidae)
(=Helisoma Duryi Wether by, 1879) in Jutiapa, Guatemala
Lorenzo Diéguez Fernández1,2, Milton V. Monzón Muñoz3, David del
Valle Laveaga4, Jaime A. Juárez Sandoval4, Rigoberto Fimia Duarte6*,
Irismarys Sosa Cabrera2 and Adolfo E. Pérez Arruti2
1Provincial Center of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Microbiology of Camagüey, Cuba/
Department of Vector Control
2Technological Faculty of Health, University of Medical Sciences of Camagüey, Cuba
3Health Area of Jutiapa, Guatemala/Department of Vector Control/Entomology and
Vector Control Laboratory
4Academic Area of Health, Maya World University, México
5NPC/Communicable Diseases, Surveillance and Analysis. PAHO/WHO Guatemala
6Faculty of Health Technology and Nursing, University of Medical Sciences of Villa
Clara, Cuba
*Corresponding Author: Rigoberto Fimia Duarte, Faculty of Health Technology
and Nursing, University of Medical Sciences of Villa Clara, Cuba.
Research Article
Received: March 24, 2022
Published: April 29, 2022
© All rights are reserved by Rigoberto Fimia
Duarte., et al.
Abstract
Keywords: Freshwater Mollusk; Jutiapa; Planorbella duryi; Specimens
The presence of the freshwater mollusk Planorbella duryi (Gastropoda Planorbidae) (=Helisoma duryi Wetherby, 1879) in Jutiapa
Güija Lagoon belonging to the "El Güayabo" Village, Asunción Mita municipality.
DOI: 10.31080/ASVS.2022.04.0395
Citation: Rigoberto Fimia Duarte., et al. “First Record of Planorbella Duryi (Wether by, 1879) (Gastropoda: Planorbidae) (= Helisoma Duryi Wether by,
1879) in Jutiapa, Guatemala". Acta Scientific Veterinary Sciences 4.5 (2022): 92-94.
Introduction
Several species of freshwater molluscs intervene in the biocycle
of parasitizes that cause human diseases, such as fasciolosis, an-
giostrongilosis, paragonomosis and schistosomosis [1-4], without
forgetting the importance that they have from the veterinary point
of view when serving as intermediate hosts of diseases that cause
affectations to cattle and sheep, such as the cases of fasciolosis and
[5,6].
Planorbids are generally associated with certain types of fresh-
water habitats in which many other vector species can be found
[7]
the Department of Jutiapa.
The freshwater malacofauna of Guatemala has received very
little attention, starting these studies intensively from 2017 in the
Department of Jutiapa, as there is a great lack of knowledge of the
biological impact that species cause in natural nursery [8]. There-
fore, as a result of the malacological surveys carried out in 2019,
country.
Materials and Methods
A small population of Planorbella duryi (Wetherby, 1879) (Gas-
tropoda Planorbidae) (= Helisoma duryi Wetherby, 1879) (Figure
1) consisting of seven specimens with different growth stages (Reg.
= No.52-2019-Jut), was discovered on November 11, 2019, in a
freshwater reservoir known as Laguna Güija from the “El Güayabo”
village (Figure 2), Asunción Mita municipality, Department of Ju-
tiapa (Figure 3),
Figure 1: Helisoma duryi shell.
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First Record of Planorbella Duryi (Wether by, 1879) (Gastropoda: Planorbidae) (= Helisoma Duryi Wether by, 1879) in Jutiapa, Guatemala
Citation: Rigoberto Fimia Duarte., et al. “First Record of Planorbella Duryi (Wether by, 1879) (Gastropoda: Planorbidae) (= Helisoma Duryi Wether by,
1879) in Jutiapa, Guatemala". Acta Scientific Veterinary Sciences 4.5 (2022): 92-94.
the collection of the samples, a bronze strainer (15 cm diameter
with 1 mm mesh pitch) was used to remove the different substrates
and once sieved; the entire content was poured into a white plas-
tic tray on which the specimens were separated with the help of
a soft copper clamp. The method consisted of capture per unit
of effort for 30 min without replacement. A total of 25 bodies of
natural fresh water of the lentic and lotic type, shallow with and
Figure 2: Lagoon Güija from the “El Güayabo” village,
Asunción Mita municipality, place was captured
specimens of Helisoma duryi.
Figure 3: Map of Guatemala showing the different
municipalities of Jutiapa Department. 1: Agua Blanca,
2: Santa Catarina Mita, 3: Asunción Mita (place were captured
of specimens of Helisoma duryi), 4: El Progreso, 5: Jutiapa
(capital of Department), 6: Atescatempa, 7: Yupiltepeque,
8: Jerez, 9: Zapotitlan, 10: El Adelanto, 11: Comapa, 12: Quesada,
13: San José Acatempa, 14: Jalpatagua, 15: Conguaco,
16: Moyuta, 17: Pasaco.
As a result, a body of water resulted in the presence of the species
(4.00%).
Morphological and microscopic criteria
The P. duryi mollusk is characterized by presenting two different
shapes in the shell (discoid and scalar), as well as a straight spiral
apex and a mantle with a thick renal crest [6].
Ethic aspects
This investigation was subject to ethical norms that facilitated
to reduce to the minimum the damage possible to the gathered
specimens, to the breeding places, as well as to the technical per-
this way, to be able to generate new knowledge without violating
the established ethical principles for these cases. All the authors
involved in the investigation, publication and diffusion of the re-
sults, we are responsible for the dependability and accuracy of the
show results [9].
Results, Discussion and Conclusion
As a result of the studies carried out in Jutiapa, eight genera and
ten species had been registered; some of great medical and veteri-
nary relevance with Drepanotrema being the most abundant group
[8]. Shells of Biomphalaria helophila had been collected from the
genus Biomphalaria [10] to which P. duryi belongs, which are being
studied through their internal anatomy.
have a marked relevance as bioregulators of other mollusk species,
such as the cases of Tarebia granifera (Lamarck, 1816) and Mela-
noides tuberculata (Müller, 1774) [8].
From this new report, it is recommended to deepen ecological
studies on the relationships of this species with those already re-
-
able departmental distribution patterns, in order to have evidence
that allows us to design and implement surveillance strategies and
control of molluscs of sanitary relevance more successful in this
Central American country.
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ing the publication of this paper.
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First Record of Planorbella Duryi (Wether by, 1879) (Gastropoda: Planorbidae) (= Helisoma Duryi Wether by, 1879) in Jutiapa, Guatemala
Citation: Rigoberto Fimia Duarte., et al. “First Record of Planorbella Duryi (Wether by, 1879) (Gastropoda: Planorbidae) (= Helisoma Duryi Wether by,
1879) in Jutiapa, Guatemala". Acta Scientific Veterinary Sciences 4.5 (2022): 92-94.
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