(4) reported finding no larvae in body fluid washed from 23
Achatina fulica that were infected with A.
punctata) but also across distantly related species (escapin and achacin in the land pulmonate snail
Achatina fulica).
Another case is that of
Achatina fulica Bowdich, 1822, which is a terrestrial-invading gastropod, native to Africa and a potential rival of native mollusks, an agricultural pest and intermediary host of A.
cantonensis has, in some instances, been linked to the introduction of the African giant land snail,
Achatina fulica (5).
Many studies have been carried out to investigate
Achatina fulica dispersal, distribution and biology around the world (Bequaert, 1950; Mead, 1961; Godan, 1983; Takeda and Ozaki, 1986; Koyano et al., 1989; Mead, 1982; Tomiyama, 1992; 1993; 1994; Shah, 1995; Panja, 1995; Simberloff, 1995; Cowie, 1998; Graeff-Teixeira et al., 1998).
Previously, other terrestrial snails like
Achatina fulicia, and some species of slugs such as Philomycus bilineatus were regarded as the major intermediate hosts for A.
Neural control of the buccal muscle movement in the African giant snail
Achatina fulica.
and
Achatina fulica Bodwdich, 1822 were found to be susceptible to A.
Interganglionic dendrites constitute an output pathway from the procerebrum of the snail
Achatina fulica.
The Giant African Snail (
Achatina fulica Bowdich, 1822) promotes substantial ecological and economic impacts in areas where it has been introduced (Rauth and Barker, 2002).
We used a gastropod mollusc, the land snail
Achatina fulica, which we reared in the laboratory.
Lineweaver-Burk analysis for the blocking effects of mammalian dopamine receptor antagonists on dopamine-induced currents in
Achatina giant neurones.