Use of a mucus thread for vertical movements in the tropical freshwater snail Mayabina pliculosa (Pulmonata: Physidae): a correction
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https://doi.org/10.22458/urj.v2i2.163Keywords:
Locomotion, buoyancy, pulmonate snails, correction, Costa Rica.Abstract
The tropical freshwater snail Mayabina pliculosa (“Aplexa fuliginea”) uses a mucus thread for vertical movements in the water column, not buoyancy as previously reported.
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